Michigan Bluff, California
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Michigan Bluff is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Michigan Bluff is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east-southeast of Colfax
. It lies at an elevation of 3510 feet (1070 m).
The original settlement was called Michigan City, but after erosion threatened the town it was moved up-slope an re-named Michigan Bluff. The Michigan City post office operated from 1854 to 1943.
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.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Michigan Bluff is located 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east-southeast of Colfax
Colfax, California
Colfax is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census...
. It lies at an elevation of 3510 feet (1070 m).
The original settlement was called Michigan City, but after erosion threatened the town it was moved up-slope an re-named Michigan Bluff. The Michigan City post office operated from 1854 to 1943.
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.