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| Coordinates:40°26′37″N120°27′06″W / 40.44361°N 120.45167°W /40.44361; -120.45167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Elevation | 4,130 ft (1,260 m) |
Belfast is anunincorporated area ofLassen County,California.[1] It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest ofLitchfield,[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 ofBelfast, Maine, which itself was named after thecity of the same name inNorthern 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 archaeological site, with rock structures andpetroglyphs suggesting it was a major hunting ground to native peoples. The Belfast Site rock features are believed to be around 3,000 years old.[5]
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