Halls Flat, California

Halls Flat is a location in Lassen County, California[1] on the Western Pacific Railroad 10.5 miles (17 km) south-southwest of Little Valley,[2] at an elevation of 5705 feet (1739 m).[1] It was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and in the 1940 became the location of a lumber camp named after Paul Bunyan, which operated to the end of the decade.[3][4]

Halls Flat
Halls Flat
Location in California
Halls Flat
Halls Flat (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°45′22″N 121°15′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation5,705 ft (1,739 m)

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halls Flat, California
  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. 382. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Myrick, David F. (2016). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California. III: More on the Northern Roads. Reno: University of Nevada Press. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  4. "California Lumber Notes". The Timberman. United States: M. Freeman Publications. 39: 38, 40. 1938. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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