While researching the pre-history of Eagle Lake’s Spaulding Tract, one just never knows what I locate in the search. I thought the following would be an interesting tidbit to share.
In 1940, the school enrollments for elementary (Washington, McKinley, Lincoln and Roosevelt) along with the Lassen High School and the junior college totaled 1,445. In contrast, the population for Susanville was 1,575. Confused? First of all, the Susanville city limit stopped at Weatherlow Street to the east, and to Susan River on the south. The Lincoln and Roosevelt elementary schools, as well as Lassen High School, were located in the county.