Misplaced Pages

California Spring

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
An American freshwater spring For the painting by Albert Bierstadt, see California Spring (painting).
Depiction of California Spring by Albert Bierstadt

California Spring, or Yellow Banks, is a spring at the headwaters of Evans Creek, in Val Verde County, 4.8 miles northeast of Comstock.

History

California Spring was a water stop on the San Antonio-El Paso Road, 15.73 miles northwest of Painted Caves and 2 miles southeast of Willow Spring another water stop on the old road. Shallow wells were dug for easier access to the water. A pool of water existed at the spring until the 1930s. Now the channel is filled with gravel.

References

  1. ^ Gunnar M. Brune, Springs of Texas, Volume 1, Texas A&M University Press, 2002, p.455
  2. Table of distances from Texas Almanac, 1859, Book, ca. 1859; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123765/ accessed November 12, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association, Denton, Texas

29°42′41″N 101°5′57″W / 29.71139°N 101.09917°W / 29.71139; -101.09917


This article about a location in Val Verde County, Texas is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
California Spring Add topic