Michigan Bluff, California

Michigan Bluff
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°02′35″N 120°44′29″W
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 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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Michigan Bluff, California
2. "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 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