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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 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


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