Malakoff, California
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![]() ![]() Malakoff Location in California | |
Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°WCoordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°W | |
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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]
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