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°WCoordinates: 39°02′35″N 120°44′29″W / 39.04306°N 120.74139°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation[1] | 3,510 ft (1,070 m) |
| 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 an 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
