Michigan Bar Traditional Cache

Beware of wasp nest near cache!Cache is placed along a dirt road which may require a high
clearance vehicle in the winter months due to flooding. We picked
this location for the spectacular view and the silence (except for
the occasional mooing of a cow).

Michigan Bar

Gold was discovered on the Cosumnes River in 1848 by two men from
Michigan in the vicinity of the historic Nisenan settlement of
Palamul. In the 1850s the town of Michigan Bar was the largest in
Cosumnes Township, with as many as 1500 people. By 1880 the town
had declined but retained its post office, Wells Fargo Office, and
important pottery works. Little remained by the 20th century and
much of the town was destoryed by hydraulic mining and dredging.
The Michigan Bar School was in use until the 1940s.

The Historical Marker can be found at

N 38° 29.176 W 121° 03.175

10S E 669820 N 4261564

More information at at Waymarking.com

Congratulations to bthartso for being the First To Find!