Milton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Calaveras County
Calaveras County (), officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in both the Gold Country and High Sierra regions of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,292. The county seat is San Andreas. Angels Ca ...
,
California
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. It lies at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m) and is located at . The community is in
ZIP code 95684 and
area code 209
Area codes 209 and 350 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of California. Their service area includes Stockton, Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Winton, Atwater, Livingston, Manteca, Ripon, Tr ...
.
Completion of the
Southern Pacific Railroad
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in 1871 marked the birth of the town of Milton. Named after Milton Latham, one of the railroad construction engineers, this town was the first in Calaveras County to have a railroad. Freight and passengers continued their journeys to other parts of Calaveras County by wagon and
stagecoach
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. The town was also the terminus of the
Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad
The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the " First transcontinental railroad" in North America. Incorp ...
.
The town today is registered as
California Historical Landmark
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Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of ...
#262.
A post office was established in 1871 and closed in 1942.
Politics
In the
state legislature, Milton is in , and . Federally, Milton is in .
See also
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Waverly Fire
The Waverly Fire was a wildfire near Linden in the San Joaquin County, California, in the United States. The fire was first reported on June 29, 2018. It burned a total of , before being contained on July 2. The fire impacted traffic on Highway 26 ...
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Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Calaveras County, California
California Historical Landmarks
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in California
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