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 | |
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Willow Springs Location in California Willow Springs Willow Springs (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 34°52′42″N 118°17′48″W / 34.87833°N 118.29667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Elevation | 2,523 ft (769 m) |
Reference no. | 130 |
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]
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 site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #103.[6]