Witter Springs (formerly Witter's Springs, Witter Medical Springs, and Witter)[2] is a set of springs that was turned into a resort in the 1870s in Lake County, California.[3]
Location
Witter Springs is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Upper Lake,[2] at an elevation of 1,476 feet (450 m).[1] It is on the west side of Bachelor Valley in the Scotts Creek watershed.[4]
History
The Witter Springs resort opened soon after the springs were discovered in 1870.[4]
The Witter's Springs post office operated from 1873 to 1880.[2] The Witter post office opened in 1901, moved and changed its name to Witter Springs in 1913.[2] Water from Witter Medical Springs was bottled and sold to the public circa 1909.[5] The ZIP code for Witter Springs is 95493.
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