Soldier's Bridge, California
Soldier's Bridge is a former settlement in Lassen County, California, located 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Susanville.[1]
In the summer of 1860, First Lieutenant Hamilton from the San Francisco Presidio and fifty men[2] built a bridge a quarter of a mile below what was then called the Tanner's Lane, hence the name.[3] Soldier's Bridge was on the Nobles Emigrant Trail.[4]
John Pine operated a store and post office at Soldier's Bridge from 1864 to 1867.[5] The store and post office closed when Pine declared bankruptcy.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 423. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Purdy, Tim (December 21, 2015). "Soldier's Bridge Military Camp". tipurdy.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Fairfield, Asa Merrill (1916). "Soldier's Bridge". Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California. H. S. Crocker. p. 234. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ "Nobles Trail". Emigrant Trails West. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
Soldiers's Bridge at Marker N-24... located just south of Litchfield
- ^ "STATEMENT: The proposed post office will be called Soldier's Bridge". pp. (2) Diagram showing the site of the proposed post office. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Purdy, Tim I. (May 6, 1997). "Soldier's Bridge a Forgotten Landmark". Lassen County Times. Susanville, California. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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