Telegraph City was an
unincorporated town in
Calaveras County,
California. It lies at an elevation of 653 feet (199 m). First named Grasshopper City when it was started in the early 1860s, it was renamed in the 1870s for its location on the
telegraph line between
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A post office operated here from 1862 to 1894.
The town had copper mining nearby, and was the location of a large sheep and cattle ranching operation.
The site is now abandoned, though fieldstone walls and foundations remain.
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Unincorporated communities in California
Former settlements in Calaveras County, California
1862 establishments in California