Fountain Springs | |
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Former settlement | |
Coordinates: 35°53′28″N 118°54′56″W / 35.891111°N 118.915556°WCoordinates: 35°53′28″N 118°54′56″W / 35.891111°N 118.915556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tulare County |
Reference no. | 648 |
Fountain Springs was a settlement established in Tulare County before 1855, at the junction of the and the road to the Kern River gold mines. From 1858 to 1861, Fountain Springs was a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, 14 miles southeast of Tule River Station and 12 miles north of Mountain House. The site of the settlement was 1 1/2 miles northwest of the California Historical Landmark NO. 648 on the southwest corner of County Roads J22 and M 109 (old Springville Stage Route), in Tulare County, California.