Last Chance, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°06′41″N 120°37′29″W / 39.11139°N 120.62472°W / 39.11139; -120.62472Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlacer CountyElevation

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4,564 ft (1,391 m)

Last Chance (formerly, Clifton and Caroline Diggings)^[2] was a mining community in Placer County, California.^[1] Last Chance was located 7.5 miles (12.1 km) northeast of Michigan Bluff,^[2] at an elevation of 4564 feet (1391 m).^[1]

The Last Chance District was formed in 1862, and a school was built the following year but discontinued in 1879.^[3] Last Chance was said to have a population of 46 in 1880.^[4] The Last Chance Hotel lasted until 1938; the site is abandoned today.^[5]

Last Chance was named by miners.^[6] The Last Chance post office operated from 1865 to 1869 and from 1909 to 1919.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Last Chance, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 511. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Angel, Myron (1882). History of Placer County, California. Oakland CA: Thompson & West. p. 34.
^ Angel 1882, p. 411.
^ Miller, Cindie (September 30, 1981). "Divide Historical Society planning museum". Auburn Journal. Auburn, CA. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.