Michigan Bluff, California

Michigan Bluff
Unincorporated community
Michigan Bluff Location in California
Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 120°44′29″W / 39.04306°N 120.74139°W / 39.04306; -120.74139Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 120°44′29″W / 39.04306°N 120.74139°W / 39.04306; -120.74139
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation^[1]	3,510 ft (1,070 m)

California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	402

Michigan Bluff (formerly, Michigan Bluffs, Michigan City)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Michigan Bluff is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east-southeast of Colfax.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 3510 feet (1070 m).^[1]

Gold found in Michigan Bluff

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. After hydraulic mining was banned, the town entered decline.^[3] The town is now registered as California Historical Landmark #402.^[4]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 522. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
↑ Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Historic spots in California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002. p. 280
↑ "Michigan Bluff". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

External links

Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California, from Directory of the County of Placer County, California 1861, on the website of californiagenealogy.org

Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States

County seat: Auburn

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