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Willow Springs, CaliforniaHistorical Landmark (130)Description: Willow Springs was visited by Padre Garcés in 1776 while following the old Horse Thief Trail (later known as Joe Walker Trail) - Frémont stopped here in 1844, and the famished Jayhawk Party of 1850 found water here while struggling from Death Valley to Los Angeles. Still later, Willow Springs was a stage station of the Los Angeles-Havilah and Inyo Stage Lines. Registration Date: 1/31/1934 Location: City: Rosamond County: Kern Directions: From State Hwy 14, go 6.8 mi W on Rosamond Blvd, then N 0.7 mi on Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd, then 0.6 mi NW on Truman-Manly Rd, Rosamond - Willow Springs is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) west of Rosamond,[2] at an elevation of 2523 feet (769 m).[1] Willow Springs is the site of the Willow Springs International Motorsports Park. A post office operated at Willow Springs from 1909 to 1918.[2] The local springs provided water for Native Americans and early travelers.[2] Willow Springs was an important stop on freight and stage lines.[2] Most of the masonry buildings were built around 1900 by Ezra Hamilton.[2] Sources: State of California wikipedia 1. USGA 2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1128. ISBN 9781884995149. |
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