Fountain Springs

Fountain Springs (HMZ00)

Location: Porterville, CA 93257 Tulare County
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N 35° 53.559', W 118° 55.112'

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One and one-half miles northwest of this point the settlement of Fountain Springs was established before 1855. It was at the junction of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road and the road to the Kern River gold mines. From 1858 to 1861, Fountain Springs was a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail route.
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HM NumberHMZ00
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Marker Number648
Year Placed1958
Placed ByCalifornia State Park Commission in cooperation with the Tulare County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 4:12am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 326842 N 3973741
Decimal Degrees35.89265000, -118.91853333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 53.559', W 118° 55.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 53' 33.54" N, 118° 55' 6.72" W
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Area Code(s)559
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 26-80 Co Rd J22, Porterville CA 93257, US
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