Last Chance (formerly, Clifton and Caroline Diggings) was a mining community in

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. Last Chance was located northeast of Michigan Bluff, at an elevation of 4564 feet (1391 m). The Last Chance District was formed in 1862, and a school was built the following year but discontinued in 1879. Last Chance was said to have a population of 46 in 1880. The Last Chance Hotel lasted until 1938; the site is abandoned today. Last Chance was named by miners. The Last Chance post office operated from 1865 to 1869 and from 1909 to 1919.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Placer County, California {{PlacerCountyCA-geo-stub