Willow Springs, Kern County, California
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 off of Rosamond Boulevard,[3] 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond,[4] 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.[5]
History
Willow Springs were used pre-settlement as a water source for indigenous people.[3] The springs were visited by Father Garces, John C. Frémont, and 19th migrants on route through the Death Valley.[3]
Willow Springs was an important stop on Los Angeles–Havilah and Los Angeles–Inyo freight and stagecoach lines.[4][3] Most of the masonry buildings were built around 1900 by Ezra Hamilton,[4] who had discovered gold in the area.[3] A post office operated at Willow Springs from 1909 to 1918.[4] The California state mining bureau reported in 1915 that Willow Springs was then "owned by E. M. Hamilton Estate" and had a total of 23 springs...Water contains sodium chloride, borates, and other salts. Well known summer resort. Accommodations for a number of guests."[6]
The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #103.[7]
See also
- California Historical Landmarks in Kern County
- California Historical Landmark
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willow Springs, Kern County, California
- ^ Waring 1915, p. 318.
- ^ a b c d e 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, Calif.: Merchants Printing and Lithographing Co. p. 28. LCCN 74018077. OCLC 158106.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Hydrostor applies for license for 4GWh California compressed air storage project". Energy Storage News. December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mines and mineral resources of the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, by Walter C. [!] Bradley, G. Chester ..." HathiTrust. p. 95. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "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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