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, hence the name. Soldier's Bridge was on the Nobles Emigrant Trail.[3]

John Pine operated a store and post office at Soldier's Bridge from 1864 to 1867.[1] The store and post office closed when Pine declared bankruptcy.[4]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Fairfield, Asa Merrill (1916). Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California. H. S. Crocker. p. 234. Retrieved 2013-12-31. SOldier's Bridge california.
  3. "Nobles Trail". Emigrant Trails West. Retrieved 2013-12-31. Soldiers's Bridge at Marker N-24... located just south of Litchfield
  4. 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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