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Fair Play, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°35′37″N 120°39′38″W / 38.59361°N 120.66056°W / 38.59361; -120.66056

Unincorporated community in California, United States

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Coordinates: 38°35′37″N 120°39′38″W / 38.59361°N 120.66056°W / 38.59361; -120.66056CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

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2,329 ft (710 m)Population

(2010)

• Total503

Fair Play (formerly, Fairplay) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.^[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Aukum,^[2] at an elevation of 2329 feet (710 m).^[1]

Fair Play was a mining town in the 1850s, transitioning to a farming economy by the 1880s. The Fair Play Cemetery remains open and active today.^[3] In more recent years the Fair Play area has become known for its wineries; the Fair Play AVA was established in 2001 and has become a destination for wine and fine food.^[4]

A post office was operated at Fair Play from 1860 to 1944.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Play, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 483. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Fairplay". El Dorado County. 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ Dunne, Mike (October 12, 2015). "Seeking wine out of the way? - try Fair Play". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.