Fort Romie, California
Fort Romie | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Fort Romie Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′01″N 121°20′47″W / 36.40028°N 121.34639°WCoordinates: 36°24′01″N 121°20′47″W / 36.40028°N 121.34639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
Fort Romie (also, Romie)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Soledad off County Route G17,[2] at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m).[1]
A post office operated at Romie from 1898 to 1900.[2] The name honors Charles Romie, a landowner who sold the land to the Salvation Army to establish an agricultural community at the site in 1898.[2]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Romie, California
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 898. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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