Casa Blanca, California
Place in California, United States
33°55′59″N 117°24′09″W / 33.93306°N 117.40250°W / 33.93306; -117.40250![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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Casa Blanca (Spanish for "White House") is a former unincorporated community now an annexed neighborhood of Riverside, in Riverside County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m).[1] Casa Blanca is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Riverside.[2]
Notable residents
- Ysmael R. Villegas (1924–1945) – first Medal of Honor recipient from Riverside County, California, now buried at Riverside National Cemetery as the cemetery's first interment.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Casa Blanca, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1403. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Wall, Stephen (March 24, 2014). "Riverside: Medal of Honor recipient honored". The Press-Enterprise.
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