Requa, California
| Requa | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Requa Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′48″N 124°03′59″W / 41.54667°N 124.06639°WCoordinates: 41°32′48″N 124°03′59″W / 41.54667°N 124.06639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Del Norte County |
| Elevation[1] | 125 ft (38 m) |
Requa (also called Karok) (Karuk: thúfip,[2] Tolowa: taa-chit’ [3]) is an unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California. It is on the north bank of the Klamath River less than a mile (1.6 km) from its mouth,[4] at an elevation of 125 feet (38 m).
A post office operated at Requa from 1878 to 1970, with intermittent closures in 1883 and moves in 1895 and 1898.[4] The name is a corruption of the old Native American settlement, Rekwoi.[4]
On May 20, 2012, Requa was the first town on the North American continent to experience an annular eclipse from the centerline since May 10, 1994.
References
- ↑ "Requa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ "Siletz Talking Dictionary". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 131. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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