Michigan Bluff, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°02′35″N 120°44′29″W / 39.04306°N 120.74139°W / 39.04306; -120.74139
United States
California California Historical Landmark
Michigan Bluff (formerly, Michigan Bluffs and Michigan City)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Michigan Bluff is 4.35 miles (7.0 km) east-northeast of Foresthill.[2] It is at an elevation of 3,510 feet (1,070 m).[1]
The original settlement was called Michigan City, but after erosion threatened the town it was moved up-slope and renamed Michigan Bluff.[2] The Michigan City post office operated from 1854 to 1943.[2]
The town was founded by gold miners. Mining began in earnest in 1853, and town was shipping $100,000 in gold per month by 1858. Leland Stanford ran a store in the town from 1853 to 1855. After hydraulic mining was banned, the town entered decline.[3] The town is now registered as California Historical Landmark #402.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
- ^ a b c d "ACME Mapper 2.2". mapper.acme.com.
- ^ Kyle, Douglas E.; Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Abeloe, William (September 6, 2002). Historic Spots in California: Fifth Edition. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804778176 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Michigan Bluff". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
External links
- Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California, from Directory of the County of Placer County, California 1861, on the website of californiagenealogy.org
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minerals of Michigan Bluff District.
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