Desert Spring
Former settlement
The California Historic Landmark plaque for Desert Spring
The California Historic Landmark plaque for Desert Spring
Desert Spring is located in California
Desert Spring
Desert Spring
Location in California
Desert Spring is located in the United States
Desert Spring
Desert Spring
Desert Spring (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°16′20″N 118°37′34″W / 35.27222°N 118.62611°W / 35.27222; -118.62611
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern 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]

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Desert Spring". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  3. ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-476
  4. ^ Cal California parks Historical Landmarks


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