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

^ 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.