Vichy Spring - New Almaden, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 37° 10.419 W 121° 49.460
10S E 604370 N 4114783
A plaque about Vichy Spring in a New Almaden parking lot.
Waymark Code: WM54RW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Moag Ohana
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"VICHY SPRING
A SPRING OF CARBONATED WATER, LOCALLY
KNOWN AS VICHY, BUBBLED UP HERE
BESIDE THE ALAMITOS CREEK. WHEN THE
DISTANT BUENA VISTA SHAFT PENETRATED
THE 2100 FOOT LEVEL IN 1882, THE
SPRING CEASED FLOWING. SAN FRANCISCO
BANKER F.L.A. PIOCHE AND OTHERS
COMMERCIALLY BOTTLED THE WATER AS A
CURE-ALL FOR THE SICK AND THIRSTY.
WHEN BOTTLED, THE WATER LOST ITS
CARBONIZATION AND THE VENTURE ALSO
WENT FLAT FINANCIALLY.
DEDICATED OCTOBER 13, 1979
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850
E CLAMPUS VITUS

"RIGHT WRONGS NOBODY""
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