Desert Spring | |
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Former settlement | |
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: