Malakoff, California

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Malakoff
Former settlement
Malakoff is located in California
Malakoff
Malakoff
Location in California
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Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 3,051 ft (930 m)

Malakoff (also, Malakoff Diggings)[2] is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 3051 feet (930 m).[1] Malakoff is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of North Bloomfield.[2]

Malakoff was a mining town, named for Malakoff tower, near Sebastopol, a name in the news during the Crimean War.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malakoff, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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