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San Salomon Spring |
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SH 117, off IH 10 at Balmorhea State Park, Balmorhea State Park,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 56' 32.87064999984",
-103° 47' 14.1387100008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Called Mescalero Spring in 1849, when watering corn and peaches of the Mescalero Apaches. To Ft. Davis soldiers, 1856, was Head Spring. Present name given by first permanent settlers, Mexican farmers. Miller, Lyles and Murphy in 1871 began large-scale commercial irrigation. Murphy built first canals. (1964)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
San Salomon Spring Historical Marker Location Map, Balmorhea State Park, Texas
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