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Coordinates: 40°26′37″N 120°27′06″W / 40.44361°N 120.45167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Lassen County |
Elevation | 4,134 ft (1,260 m) |
Belfast is an unincorporated area of Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Litchfield,[2] at an elevation of 4134 feet (1260 m).[1]
The town was founded by Capt. Charles A. Merrill in 1880.[2] The name reflects Capt. Merrill's hometown of Belfast, Maine, which itself was named after the city of the same name in Northern Ireland.[2] It was expected that a railroad would be built through the Belfast townsite,[3] but this never happened. Merrill did, however, successfully build an irrigation flume to aid in farming; in 1922, the Belfast area was subdivided into forty-acre plots in the hopes of reestablishing a farming community.[4] A few farms can be found in the area today.
The Willow Creek Canyon in the Belfast area is an important archaological site, with rock structures and petroglyphs suggesting it was a major hunting ground to native peoples. The Belfast Site rock features are believed to be around 3000 years old.[5]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belfast, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 355. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Reproduction of Fariss and Smith's History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, California, 1882. Howell-North Books. 1971. p. 399. ISBN 9780831070830.
- ^ "Will place good land on market". The Lassen Weekly Mail. Susanville, CA. March 31, 1922. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "Belfast Site: 3000 year old window". Lassen County Times. Susanville, CA. February 12, 1991. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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