32°47′27″N115°46′13″W / 32.79083°N 115.77028°W /32.79083; -115.77028
Dixieland | |
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Dixieland was a stop on theSan Diego and Arizona Railroadc. 1915. | |
| Coordinates:32°47′27″N115°46′13″W / 32.79083°N 115.77028°W /32.79083; -115.77028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Imperial County |
| Elevation | −36 ft (−11 m) |
Dixieland is anunincorporated community inImperial County,California.[1] The name was likely a reference to the Pima cotton fields in the area.[2] It is located 5 miles (8 km) east ofPlaster City onCounty Route S80,[3] at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m) below sea level.[1]
Las Pozas de Santa Rosa de las Lajas (the Wells of Saint Rose of the Flat Rocks), identified byJuan Bautista de Anza on his first expedition into California, were located 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Dixieland.[4] Prior to 1912 there was a wagon bridge in the vicinity.[5] The Holton interurban fromEl Centro stopped at Dixieland in 1912.[6] A post office operated at Dixieland from 1912 to 1935.[3]

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