Place:Lewiston, Trinity, California, United States

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NameLewiston
Alt namesBouis Bridgesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6018085
Levistonsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS6018085
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates40.699°N 122.811°W
Located inTrinity, California, United States
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Lewiston is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California, United States. Its population is 1,222 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,193 from the 2010 census.

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A post office called Lewiston has been in operation since 1854. The community was named after Benjamin Franklin Lewis, adopted son of town founder Tom Palmer, who with Lewis ran a gold mining operation on the Trinity River in the early days of the Gold Rush.

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