Hallelujah Junction, California

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.).

Hallelujah Junction
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°46′32″N 120°02′22″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation [1]	5,033 ft (1,534 m)

Hallelujah Junction has been noted for its unusual place name.[3] American composer John Adams, who owns a cabin nearby, wrote "Hallelujah Junction", a piece for two pianos, named after this location.[4]

This place originated when Orville Stoy relocated there and established a homestead and gas station, and it enjoyed status in the prohibition era.[5] By 1940 there was a bar, restaurant and motel, and the “Hallelujah International Airport” on an abandoned stretch of Highway 70.[5] It met its demise when the State of California purchased Hallelujah Junction in 1973 and levelled it to construct the four-lane freeway.[5]

References

1. 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. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
4. John Adams. "Hallelujah Junction, for two pianos". LA Philharmonic Presents. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04.
5. Purdy, Tim. "Exploring Lassen County's Past: Hallelujah Junction". tipurdy. Retrieved 14 July 2020.