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These are more appropriately described as roadside rest areas, as they have
facilities for picnicking as well as elaborate stone walls and benches. The original
bronze plaque that once graced the Rigdon Fountain is missing, and has been
replaced with a simple wooden plaque.
In 1967, at the request of the Monterey County Public Health Department, four of the
six water fountains were improved, and a fountain at Spruce Creek was
demolished. The work included construction of new collector dams; the installation
of tanks for settling, filtering, and storage of water; installation of piping from the
collector dams to the tanks; and installation of piping from the tanks to the drinking
fountains. In addition, a section of 6-foot high chain link fence with locked gate was
installed at the Rigdon Memorial Fountain to fence off the water supply facilities
from the public.
facilities for picnicking as well as elaborate stone walls and benches. The original
bronze plaque that once graced the Rigdon Fountain is missing, and has been
replaced with a simple wooden plaque.
In 1967, at the request of the Monterey County Public Health Department, four of the
six water fountains were improved, and a fountain at Spruce Creek was
demolished. The work included construction of new collector dams; the installation
of tanks for settling, filtering, and storage of water; installation of piping from the
collector dams to the tanks; and installation of piping from the tanks to the drinking
fountains. In addition, a section of 6-foot high chain link fence with locked gate was
installed at the Rigdon Memorial Fountain to fence off the water supply facilities
from the public.
Pacific Coast Highway's Historic Fountains
Traveling down Highway 1 in Big Sur, you will notice a number of handbuilt rock
structures built into the roadside cliffs. These are fountains which were built at
the site of natural springs during the 1920s.
The fountains were constructed in response to the public need for water along
theremote and arid stretches of the highway.
There were originally six water fountains built along the Carmel-San Simeon
Highway. Five of the six are still in existence (Soda Springs, Big Redwood, Willow
Creek, Lucia, and Rigdon), although the Big Redwood Fountain (near Owings
Grove) is now outside the present limits of the roadway.
Some of the fountains, like those at Soda Springs and Lucia, are simple stone
affairs.The most elaborate and impressive are near Willow Creek (Seven Steps)
and the "Senator Elmer Rigdon Memorial Fountain" (south of Limekiln).
structures built into the roadside cliffs. These are fountains which were built at
the site of natural springs during the 1920s.
The fountains were constructed in response to the public need for water along
theremote and arid stretches of the highway.
There were originally six water fountains built along the Carmel-San Simeon
Highway. Five of the six are still in existence (Soda Springs, Big Redwood, Willow
Creek, Lucia, and Rigdon), although the Big Redwood Fountain (near Owings
Grove) is now outside the present limits of the roadway.
Some of the fountains, like those at Soda Springs and Lucia, are simple stone
affairs.The most elaborate and impressive are near Willow Creek (Seven Steps)
and the "Senator Elmer Rigdon Memorial Fountain" (south of Limekiln).
Seven Steps near Willow Creek
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