Fountain Springs was a settlement established in
Tulare County, California
Tulare County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. The county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great La ...
, before 1855, at the junction of the
Stockton–Los Angeles Road
The Stockton–Los Angeles Road, also known as the Millerton Road, Stockton–Mariposa Road, Stockton–Fort Miller Road or the Stockton–Visalia Road, was established about 1853 following the discovery of gold on the Kern River in Old Tulare Cou ...
and the road to the
Kern River
The Kern River is an Endangered, Wild and Scenic river in the U.S. state of California, approximately long. It drains an area of the southern Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between ...
gold mines. From 1858 to 1861, Fountain Springs was a station on the
Butterfield Overland Mail
Butterfield Overland Mail (officially Overland Mail Company)Waterman L. Ormsby, edited by Lyle H. Wright and Josephine M. Bynum, "The Butterfield Overland Mail", The Huntington Library, San Marino, California, 1991. was a stagecoach service in ...
route, southeast of
Tule River Station and north of
Mountain House.
The site of the settlement was northwest of the
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meetin ...
No. 648 on the southwest corner of County Roads J22 and M 109 (old Springville Stage Route) in Tulare County.
[
Fountain Spring (singular) refers to a spring in Tulare County used in the 19th century for domestic and garden water supply.]
See also
*List of ghost towns in California
Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes.
Classification
Barren site
* Sites no longer in exist ...
References
Reference bibliography
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Former settlements in Tulare County, California
Ghost towns in California
Populated places established in 1854
Butterfield Overland Mail in California
1854 establishments in California
Stagecoach stops in the United States
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