Requa, California
Encyclopedia
Requa 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, 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. The name is a corruption of the old Native American settlement, Rekwoi
.
In May of 2012, Requa will be the last place on the North American
continent the be passed over by an annular eclipse.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Del Norte County
Del Norte County, California
Del Norte County is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is on the north bank of the Klamath River
Klamath River
The Klamath River is an American river that flows southwest through Oregon and northern California, cutting through the Cascade Range to empty into the Pacific Ocean. The river drains an extensive watershed of almost that stretches from the high desert country of the Great Basin to the temperate...
less than a mile (1.6 km) from its mouth, 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. The name is a corruption of the old Native American settlement, Rekwoi
Rekwoi, California
Rekwoi is a former Yurok settlement in Del Norte County, California, 1 mi upstream from Requa. It lay at an elevation of 10 feet ....
.
In May of 2012, Requa will be the last place on the North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
continent the be passed over by an annular eclipse.