Bitterwater, California

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Bitterwater is an unincorporated community in the Bitterwater Valley of San Benito County, California, United States. [1] Bitterwater is located at 36°22′49″N121°00′10″W / 36.38028°N 121.00278°W / 36.38028; -121.00278 .

The first non-Native settler in the Bitterwater area was Edward Calhoun Tully, who discovered a spring in the valley in 1861. The descendants of Tully and his brother-in-law, Frank de Alvarez, lived in the valley for more than a century. [2] The Bitterwater Valley was the site of some oil exploration in the 1950s. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitterwater, California
  2. Foley, Mary (April 15, 1976). "Beauty of Bitterwater Valley contained in its timelessness". Gonzales Tribune. Gonzales, CA. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  3. "Holmes-O'Connor No. 1 tests 26.6 gravity at Bitterwater". The Californian. Salinas, CA. May 5, 1952. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

36°22′49″N121°00′10″W / 36.38028°N 121.00278°W / 36.38028; -121.00278