Soldier's Bridge, California
Soldier's Bridge is a former settlement in Lassen County, California.[1] It was 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 at the site, whence the name.
Soldier's Bridge was on the Nobles Emigrant Trail.[3]
A post office operated at Soldier's Bridge from 1864 to 1867.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Fairfield, Asa Merrill (1916). Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California. H. S. Crocker. p. 234. Archived from the original on 2008-06-30. 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
