Willow Springs
Unincorporated community
Willow Springs Ghost Town
Willow Springs Ghost Town
Willow Springs is located in California
Willow Springs
Willow Springs
Location in California
Willow Springs is located in the United States
Willow Springs
Willow Springs
Willow Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°52′42″N 118°17′48″W / 34.87833°N 118.29667°W / 34.87833; -118.29667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation
[1]
2,523 ft (769 m)
Reference no.130

Willow Springs is a village located around a set of former springs (no longer flowing) in Kern County, California, United States.[2] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond,[3] at an elevation of 2,523 feet (769 m).[1]

Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is approximately two miles east of the original village of Willow Springs.

An underground grid storage project is planned near the Whirlwind Substation.[4]

History

A post office operated at Willow Springs from 1909 to 1918.[3]

The local springs provided water for Native American settlements and early travelers.[3] Willow Springs was an important stop on freight and stagecoach lines.[3] Most of the masonry buildings were built around 1900 by Ezra Hamilton.[3] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #103.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Springs, Kern County, California
  2. ^ Waring 1915, p. 318.
  3. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1128. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ "Hydrostor applies for license for 4GWh California compressed air storage project". Energy Storage News. December 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Willow Springs". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

Reference bibliography

  • Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.


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