Mountain Springs Station!

Bill
Mountain Springs Station
Landmark #194 Imperial County Visited: Sept. 16, 2013 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque overlooking a clear mountain spring that was important for westward-bound travelers in the desert!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: From 1862-70, Peter Larkin and Joe Stancliff used a stone house about a mile north of here as a store from which ox teams pulled wagons up a 30% grade. The San Diego and Fort Yuma Turnpike Co. used the site as a toll road station until 1876. The crumbling house was replaced in 1917 by another still visible to its east. But road changes, beginning in 1878 and culminating in today’s highway, have left the older stone house ruins inaccessible.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!
How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of E Clampus Vitus, Squibob Chapter!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Site:

  • 200 ft W of westbound lane, I-8 (P.M. 2.3), just N of Mountain Springs Rd
    2.3 mi E of county line
    Mountain Springs, CA 91934

Plaque:

  • Adjacent to Desert View Tower, approximately 100 yards distant from the Desert View Tower landmark plaque.

ANNOTATIONS:
Desert View Tower
End of In-Ko-Pah Park Road
Jacumba Hot Springs, CA 91934

From Los Angeles: ~190mi (306km) — 3.2hrs
From Sacramento: ~573mi (923km) — 9.6hrs
From San Diego: ~76mi (123km) — 1.3hrs
From San Francisco: ~569mi (916km) — 9.5hrs
When should I go? The Desert View Tower is open daily from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM!

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