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Barrel Spring is located about two miles east of Mormon Dan Peak near the road to Soldier Meadows.
 
Barrel Spring or Whiskey Spring could be the site of Cold Springs Station.
 
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Carlson states that the name is because barrels were often set into springs.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA46&dq=Barrel%20Spring%20washoe&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q=Barrel%20Spring%20washoe&f=false | Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 46.</ref>
Carlson states that the name is because barrels were often set into springs.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA46&dq=Barrel%20Spring%20washoe&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q=Barrel%20Spring%20washoe&f=false | Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 46.</ref>
Barrel Spring or [[Whiskey Spring]] could be the site of [[Cold Springs Station]].


Note that there is also [[Barrel Springs]], which is a locale near [[Sulphur]].
Note that there is also [[Barrel Springs]], which is a locale near [[Sulphur]].
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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:850366 GNIS]
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/850366 GNIS]


== See Also ==  
== See Also ==  
[[Category:GNIS Names]]
[[Category:GNIS]]

Latest revision as of 16:19, 9 August 2023

Barrel Spring is located about two miles east of Mormon Dan Peak south of Whiskey Spring near the road to Soldier Meadows.

Carlson states that the name is because barrels were often set into springs.[1]

Barrel Spring or Whiskey Spring could be the site of Cold Springs Station.

Note that there is also Barrel Springs, which is a locale near Sulphur.

References

Resources

See Also