Homewood is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of about 200 residents, in
Placer County, California
Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn.
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, located on the west shore of
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; Washo language, Washo: ''dáʔaw'') is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest a ...
. It is located south of
Tahoe City
Tahoe City (formerly Tahoe) is an unincorporated town in Placer County, California. Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River.
The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864. The Tah ...
and north of Chambers Landing and
Tahoma.
It is the location of
Homewood Mountain Resort.
History
Thomas McConnell is said to be the founder of Homewood, after he purchased lakefront property on
Lake Tahoe's west shore and laid out the Homewood District with property on either side of
Highway 89
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...
in 1889. The Homewood Post Office was established in 1909.
The community of Tahoe Pines uses Homewood's ZIP Code, 96141.
Homewood Mountain Resort
The Homewood area on the shore of Lake Tahoe is also host to the
Homewood Mountain Ski Resort. The resort comprises , 7 ski lifts, 60 runs and 1,650 vertical feet with a summit of .
Other points of interest
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Tahoe Maritime Museum, dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of Lake Tahoe
“The Tahoe Maritime Museum Board of Directors has announced plans to change the course of the Museum,” wrote Bensley. “Throughout 2020, the nonprofit will be reorganizing into a maritime foundation. The Museum is proud of the numerous exhibitions, educational programs and the thousands of visitors it has welcomed into the Museum over the last 20 years. However, due to our changing community interests and decreasing philanthropic support, the Museum is unable to meet its annual fundraising goals to support a physical museum within the Tahoe Basin.” , tahoemaritimemuseum.org
[By Tahoe Weekly -March 31, 2020]
References
External links
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Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Placer County, California
Unincorporated communities in the Sacramento metropolitan area
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