Michigan Bluff, California

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Michigan Bluff
Unincorporated community
Michigan Bluff is located in California
Michigan Bluff
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
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[1]
3,510 ft (1,070 m)
Reference no.402

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

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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
  2. ^ a b c d "ACME Mapper 2.2". mapper.acme.com.
  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. ^ "Michigan Bluff". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-11.

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