Desert Spring | |
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Former settlement | |
 The
California Historic Landmark plaque for Desert Spring | |
  Desert Spring Location in California  Desert Spring Desert Spring (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′20″N 118°37′34″W / 35.27222°N 118.62611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Reference no. | 476 |
Desert Spring is a former settlement in Kern County, California in the Fremont Valley, south of Red Rock Canyon State Park. [1] It was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Cantil. [1]
The place, with natural springs, was important as a source of freshwater to the Native Americans, explorers, prospectors, and others in the Mojave Desert. [1] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #476. [2]
California Historical Landmark reads:
- NO. 476 DESERT SPRING - This spring was on an old Indian horse thief trail and later (1834) Joe Walker Trail. The famished Manly-Jayhawk Death Valley parties (1849-50) were revived here after coming from Indian Wells through Last Chance Canyon. This was also a station on the Nadeau Borax Freight Road. [3] [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1012. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Desert Spring". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-476
- ^ Cal California parks Historical Landmarks
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