Michigan_City,_California

Michigan Bluff, California

Michigan Bluff, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

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]

Gold found in Michigan Bluff

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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]

Photo of a monument in Michigan Bluff, California

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

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
  2. [2]
    "ACME Mapper 2.2". mapper.acme.com.
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Michigan Bluff". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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