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 2 3 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

Municipalities and communities of Lassen County, California, United States

County seat: Susanville

City	Susanville

CDPs	Bieber Clear Creek Doyle Herlong Janesville Johnstonville Litchfield Milford Nubieber Patton Village Spaulding Westwood

Unincorporated communities	Avila Place Belfast Big Valley Brockman Buntingville Calneva Coppervale Crest Dan Ryan Place Dixie Evans Place Hallelujah Junction Halls Flat Hayden Hill Herlong Junction Horse Lake Hot Springs Jellico Karlo Lasco Leavitt Leonard Little Valley Madeline Moran Norvell Omira Pine Town Pinnio Plumas Pumpkin Center Ravendale Reno Junction Robbers Creek Sage Hen Scotts Scotty Place Sheepshead Shumway Stacy Standish Stones Landing Termo The Crossing Viewland Wendel Westwood Junction

Indian reservation	Susanville Indian Rancheria

Ghost towns	Addington Antelope Argusville Ashton Atola Bunnel Camero Chats Clinton Conman Constantia Cromwell Cuba Datura Dayton Dewitt Edgemont Evan's Ranch Fredonia Gest Glade Goumaz Hillside Hausen Junction House Juniper Lake Greeno Lake Nokopen Long Valley Madeline Mapes Molitor Moll Ranch Murray Plumas Junction Prockmans Purser Rayl Red Camp Roscoe Sellicks Springs Secret Springs Sheep Springs Soldier's Bridge Tiptons Springs Waverly Wheaton

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