Shaver's Well - near Mecca, CA
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QuesterMark
N 33° 37.113 W 115° 55.092
11S E 600348 N 3720387
This marker consists of a couple of plaques embedded in a concrete monolith. The monolith stands fairly far off the road. CAUTION: terrain is soft, if you don't have 4WD or AWD or at least limited slip, you'll get stuck.
Waymark Code: WM106TD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2019
Views: 3
Located in little valley with no cellular connectivity (as of July 10, 2018), this marker is far enough off the road that it's easy to miss.
Marker text:
Dedicated to the man
behind the well
John Shaver
1854 - 1935
E.C.V
Billy Holcomb Chapter
supplementary plaque:
Plaque originally placed October 1977
Rededicated May 4, 1997
John Shaver was a member of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors for over 40 years and hired John McGrath to dig this first county-financed well in October 1897. It supplied water for travelers between Indio and Palm Springs, Mecca to Blythe and the Mecca to Dale Roads. Although McGrath had the contract to dig the well it is said to have been dug by Henry Hartman, a prospector. The site of the well at the north of the turnout, near the highway may be hidden by the spreading growth of the tamarisk trees.
SOURCE: Billy Holcomb Chapter 1069 35th Anniversary Plaque Book by Phillip Holdaway
John Shaver info and source from hmdb.org.