Hallelujah Junction, California

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Hallelujah Junction
Unincorporated community
Hallelujah Junction is located in California
Hallelujah Junction
Hallelujah Junction
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 120°02′22″W / 39.77556°N 120.03944°W / 39.77556; -120.03944Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 120°02′22″W / 39.77556°N 120.03944°W / 39.77556; -120.03944
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLassen County
Elevation
[1]
5,033 ft (1,534 m)

Hallelujah Junction is a locale in Lassen County, California.[1] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) east-southeast of Beckwourth Pass,[2] at an elevation of 5033 feet (1534 m).[1] It is located at the interchange with U.S. Route 395 and the eastern terminus of State Route 70 (formerly US 40 Alt.).

This place originated when Orville Stoy relocated there and established a homestead and gas station, and it enjoyed status in the prohibition era.[3] By 1940 there was a bar, restaurant and motel, and the “Hallelujah International Airport” on an abandoned stretch of Highway 70.[3] It met its demise when the State of California purchased Hallelujah Junction in 1973 and levelled it to construct the four-lane freeway.[3]

American composer John Adams, who owns a cabin nearby, wrote "Hallelujah Junction", a piece for two pianos, named after this location.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hallelujah Junction, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 382. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ a b c Purdy, Tim. "Exploring Lassen County's Past: Hallelujah Junction". tipurdy. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ John Adams. "Hallelujah Junction, for two pianos". LA Philharmonic Presents. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.


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