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'''Desert Spring''' is a former settlement in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]] in the [[Fremont Valley]], south of [[Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)|Red Rock Canyon State Park]].<ref name=CGN /> It was located {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} northeast of [[Cantil, California|Cantil]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1012}}</ref> |
'''Desert Spring''' is a former settlement in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]] in the [[Fremont Valley]], south of [[Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)|Red Rock Canyon State Park]].<ref name=CGN /> It was located {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} northeast of [[Cantil, California|Cantil]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1012}}</ref> |
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The place, with natural springs, was important as a source of freshwater to the Native Americans, explorers, prospectors, and others in the [[Mojave Desert]].<ref name=CGN /> |
The place, with natural springs, was important as a source of freshwater to the Native Americans, explorers, prospectors, and others in the [[Mojave Desert]].<ref name=CGN /> Visitors included [[Joseph R. Walker]] in 1834, John C. Fremont in 1844, and migrants entering California in 1850 who had used the [[El Paso Range]] route.{{sfnp|Bailey|1967|pages=6–7}} Later in the 19th century the water source was used by "ore freighters and prospectors".{{sfnp|Bailey|1967|pages=7}} |
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The site is now registered as [[California Historical Landmark]] #476.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|476|Desert Spring|2012-10-07}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Death Valley '49ers]] |
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* [[California Historical Landmarks in Kern County]] |
* [[California Historical Landmarks in Kern County]] |
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* [[California Historical Landmark]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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=== Sources === |
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* {{Cite book |last=Bailey |first=Richard C. |title=Kern County Place Names |publisher=Merchants Printing and Lithographing Co. |others=Introduction by Ralph F. Kreiser |year=1967 |edition=1st |series=Annual Publications of the Kern County Historical Society and Kern County Museum (No. 29) |location=Bakersfield, California |language=en-us |lccn=74018077 |oclc=158106}} |
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[[Category:Populated places in the Mojave Desert]] |
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[[Category:Former settlements in Kern County, California]] |
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[[Category:Springs of California]] |
[[Category:Springs of Kern County, California]] |
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[[Category:Former Native American populated places in California]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 30 May 2024
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] Visitors included Joseph R. Walker in 1834, John C. Fremont in 1844, and migrants entering California in 1850 who had used the El Paso Range route.[2] Later in the 19th century the water source was used by "ore freighters and prospectors".[3]
The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #476.[4]
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.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Bailey (1967), pp. 6–7.
- ^ Bailey (1967), pp. 7.
- ^ "Desert Spring". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-476
- ^ Cal California parks Historical Landmarks
Sources
[edit]- Bailey, Richard C. (1967). Kern County Place Names. Annual Publications of the Kern County Historical Society and Kern County Museum (No. 29). Introduction by Ralph F. Kreiser (1st ed.). Bakersfield, California: Merchants Printing and Lithographing Co. LCCN 74018077. OCLC 158106.
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