Category: History Stories
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Asa Merrill Fairfield
by Susan Couso
Asa Merrill Fairfield is undoubtedly Lassen County's most important historian. He lived and wrote at a time when many of the early...
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Memorial Park Canon
by Susan Couso
Visitors to Susanville's Memorial Park are greeted with a WWI relic in the form of a 155MM 1917A1 artillery piece. This howitzer...
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Frank Cady
by Susan Couso
We have some fascinating people who came from Lassen County, and Frank Randolph Cady was one of them. Frank was born in...
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Devil’s Corral
by Susan Couso
Devil's Corral sounds like a bit of a scary place, and indeed it was for many. As early as the 1860's, the...
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Susanville’s Water Supply
by Susan Couso
From the time Isaac Roop built his cabin, in 1854, the necessity for a water supply became evident. Roop traced Paiute Creek...
History Stories
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Standish Colony
by Susan Couso
One might wonder what an English military officer, who was born in 1584 and arrived on the Mayflower, has to do with...
