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Lassen County

Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak in Neighboring Shasta County
1 May 2010

Due to uncertainties over the California border, the area that is now Lassen County was part of the unofficial Nataqua Territory and Roop County, Nevada during the late 1850s and early 1860s. Lassen County was formed on April 1, 1864 from parts of Plumas and Shasta Counties following the two-day conflict known as the "Sagebrush War."

The county was named after Peter Lassen, along with Lassen Peak, which is in adjoining Shasta County. Lassen was one of General John C. Fremont's guides, and a famous trapper, frontiersman and Indian fighter. He was murdered under mysterious circumstances near the Black Rock Desert in 1859, and his murder was never solved.

In 1913 the Fernley & Lassen Railroad was built and would tap the large timber supplies of Lassen County. The Red River Lumber Company built the town of Westwood to support their massive logging operation. The Lassen Lumber & Box Company and the Fruit Growers Company both operated mills in Susanville for several decades.

Adapted from Wikipedia.


 
Lassen County
Sequenced By Name
(Click a Column Heading to Resequence)
Name Year Address City Authority Number
Fort Janesville1859Main Street JanesvilleCalifornia758
Lassen County Courthouse 1917220 South Lassen StreetSusanvilleNational1997001659
Lassen Emigrant Trail1848State Route 36 at Twin Peaks RoadWestwood California678
Lassen Emigrant Trail1848Veterans Lane and Bridge StreetBieberCalifornia763
Lassen Grave1859Wingfield Road South of Diamond Mountain Golf ClubSusanvilleCalifornia565
Lassen Trail: Westwood201 3rd StreetWestwood POI
Nobles Emigrant Trail1851Southeast Corner of Memorial Park on North StreetSusanvilleCalifornia675
Nobles Emigrant Trail1852US 395 (PM 80.5)ViewlandCalifornia677
Nobles Emigrant TrailNear Northwest Entrance To Park On Route 44Lassen Volcanic National ParkNational1975000222
Nobles Trail 27: Fork in the RoadState Route 36 at Ridgetop DriveWest of SusanvillePOI
Nobles Trail 28: Big SpringState Route 44West of SusanvillePOI
Nobles Trail 29: First Nobles PassBridge Creek Springs RoadWest of SusanvillePOI
Paul Bunyan and Babe207 3rd StreetWestwood POI
Red River Bakery311 Mooney RoadWestwood POI
Red River Logging Boardinghouses390 Birch StreetWestwood POI
Roop's Fort 1854North Weatherlow Between Main and NevadaSusanvilleCalifornia76
Roop's Fort 1854North Weatherlow Between Main and NevadaSusanvilleNational1974000516
Standish Hall718-820 US 395 EastStandishNational2005000596
Susanville Railroad Depot 461 Richmond RoadSusanvilleNational2001000332
Westwood Firehouse 206 3rd StreetWestwood POI
Westwood Rail Depot 403 Mooney RoadWestwood POI