Prosser | |
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Coordinates: 39°22′13″N120°07′31″W / 39.37028°N 120.12528°W Coordinates: 39°22′13″N120°07′31″W / 39.37028°N 120.12528°W | |
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County | Nevada County |
Elevation [1] | 5,613 ft (1,711 m) |
Prosser is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. [1] Prosser is located 4.25 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Truckee. [2] It lay at an elevation of 5613 feet (1711 m). [1]
Nevada County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second-most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census.
Prosser is a village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 66 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Prosser is a city in and the county seat of Benton County, Washington, United States, along the Yakima River with only one zip code 99350. The population was 5,714 at the 2010 census.
Prosser may refer to:
George Edward "Skip" Prosser was an American college basketball coach who was head men's basketball coach at Wake Forest University at the time of his death. He was the only coach in NCAA history to take three separate schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first year coaching the teams. In 21 years as a collegiate coach, he made 18 postseason appearances.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.
Prosser is an English-language surname, derived from a Welsh-language patronym.
Charles A. Prosser Career Academy is a public 4–year vocational high school located in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Prosser opened in 1959 and is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district.
Luke Barrie Prosser is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Colchester United.
Carpenter Valley is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States. Situated at the north fork of Prosser Creek, it is said to be named for John S. Carpenter, who in the 1860s was engaged in hauling logs to "Old Hobart Mills".
Boca Reservoir is an artificial lake in Nevada County, California, United States, located in the perimeter covered by Tahoe National Forest. It was created by the construction of Boca Dam across Little Truckee River, approximately 10 km northeast of Truckee. It is located downstream (south) of Stampede Dam and to the east of Prosser Creek Dam and Prosser Creek Reservoir.
The Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award is an award given annually to the nation's men's head basketball coach in NCAA Division I competition who also exhibits strong moral character. The award was established in 2008 and is named for head coach Skip Prosser, who spent most of his coaching tenure at Xavier and Wake Forest. Prosser is the only coach in NCAA history to lead three separate teams to the NCAA Tournament in his first season with the team. Prosser died from a heart attack on July 26, 2007, at age 56.
Prosser Creek is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Prosser Creek is located on the former Central Pacific Railroad, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Boca. The first appearance is on the von Leicht-Hoffmann Tahoe map of 1874. According to Henry T Williams (1876) a man by that name operated a hotel there in the early days.
Whitstran is a small, unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, located approximately four miles Northeast of Prosser and approximately ten miles west of Benton City. The focal point of the community is at the intersection of North Rothrock Road and Foisy Road, where there is a small grocery store, and nearby Whitstran Elementary School.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election of 2011 took place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Unlike past elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the race between 12-year incumbent David Prosser, Jr. and challenger Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg gained significant nationwide publicity as it was widely seen as a referendum on Governor Scott Walker's proposed budget reforms in Wisconsin, and a part of the 2011 Wisconsin protests.
Richard Ivor Prosser is a New Zealand politician and a former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of New Zealand First party and was selected as a list MP at the 2011 election.
Prosser Creek Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California.
Byron is an unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington, United States, located approximately three miles west of Prosser.
Kinneyville was an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, and is now a part of Prosser.
North Prosser is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Washington, United States, located approximately one mile north of Prosser.
Cameron Colin Prosser is an Australian freestyle swimmer.
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