Knowles | |
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| Coordinates:37°13′12″N119°52′27″W / 37.22000°N 119.87417°W /37.22000; -119.87417 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Madera County |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
Knowles (formerly,Dusy's Rock Pile) is anunincorporated community inMadera County,California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) east ofRaymond,[2] at an elevation of 928 feet (283 m).[1]
A post office operated at Knowles from 1902 to 1955.[2] The name honors F. E. Knowles, owner of a local granite quarry.[2] Knowles was a thriving granite quarrying community in the early 1900s, with a hotel, saloons, and a railroad stop, but by 1963 the town was described as a "ghost community".[3] A granite quarry remains at the site today, although little else remains of the town.
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