Last Chance
Unincorporated community
Last Chance is located in California
Last Chance
Last Chance
Location in California
Last Chance is located in the United States
Last Chance
Last Chance
Last Chance (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°06′41″N 120°37′29″W / 39.11139°N 120.62472°W / 39.11139; -120.62472
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[1]
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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Last Chance, California
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Angel, Myron (1882). History of Placer County, California. Oakland CA: Thompson & West. p. 34.
  4. ^ Angel 1882, p. 411.
  5. ^ Miller, Cindie (September 30, 1981). "Divide Historical Society planning museum". Auburn Journal. Auburn, CA. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 182.


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