Linguistics, especially local terminology, changes over time, with not only an older generation passing on, succeeded by a new one, mixed with new arrivals making for a blended community. Some local designations retain their original names, others abandoned.
Susanville’s Winchester Hill is a perfect example. This steep hill is located on Mill Street between South Gay and Weatherlow Streets. It was so named for George and Fannie Winchester who in the fall of 1914 built a house at 205 South Gay Street, on the south east corner of Gay and Mill. It was also one of the first houses built in the Brashear Tract subdivision, that had a deed stipulation that all homes constructed must at a least cost a thousand dollars.