Adelaida (pronounced as, and in the 19th century commonly spelled as Adelaide) is an
unincorporated community in
San Luis Obispo County,
California, United States. Adelaida is west of
Paso Robles
Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for "The Pass of Oaks"), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River approximately north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot ...
. The community had a
post office from 1877 to 1936.
History
In the 1880s, the population of Adelaida was approximately 500, supported by the prospering Klau and Buena Vista mercury mines. The town boasted a community center, saloon, dance hall, general store, and four schools. The population increased further in 1898 with an influx of Mennonite settlers. The Adelaida School, located near the entrance to the Osgood Ranch on Chimney Rock Road, was built in 1917. It is being restored by the Adelaida Historical Foundation. This school and the Adelaida Road cemetery are all that is left of old Adelaida. Although the quicksilver mines were in operation into the 1970s, most of the local businesses had long since relocated to Paso Robles.
[David W. Kean, ''Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them'' (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), pp. 11-12]
See also
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Adelaida Cellars
Adelaida Vineyards & Winery is a family-owned and operated winery that was named after a 19th-century settlement in the mountains of west Paso Robles, California. Situated at of elevation and from the Pacific Ocean, the terrain of the Adelaida, ...
References
External links
A day trip to the town of Adelaida SLO Tribune, January 10, 2011
Adelaida one room schoolhouse closes, 1964 SLO Tribune, reprint of June 14, 1964, edition of the Telegram-Tribune
Unincorporated communities in San Luis Obispo County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
Santa Lucia Range
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