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

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. Purdy, Tim (December 21, 2015). "Soldier's Bridge Military Camp". tipurdy.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
3. Fairfield, Asa Merrill (1916). "Soldier's Bridge". Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California. H. S. Crocker. p. 234. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
4. "Nobles Trail". Emigrant Trails West. Retrieved 2013-12-31. Soldiers's Bridge at Marker N-24... located just south of Litchfield
5. "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.
6. Purdy, Tim I. (May 6, 1997). "Soldier's Bridge a Forgotten Landmark". Lassen County Times. Susanville, California. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

40.3725°N 120.3910°W / 40.3725; -120.3910