Kilaga Springs, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°58′16″N 121°14′53″W / 38.97111°N 121.24806°W / 38.97111; -121.24806Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlacer CountyElevation

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509 ft (155 m)

Kilaga Springs is a historic natural spring and resort in Placer County, California.^[1] Kilaga Springs is located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west-northwest of Auburn.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 509 feet (155 m).^[1]

Kilaga Springs was established in 1923 on the site of a former mine known as Whiskey Diggings, where water seeped from the old mines. The name "Kilaga" came from the first letters of the site's founders, Kimberlin, Landis, and Gaylord. The water was said to have healing properties and was bottled and distributed.^[3] A spa and resort was soon built, which burned in 1924 and 1938; the spa closed after co-founder Edwin Gaylord was found dead in one of the cottages in 1940. The site was abandoned for many years after that, but a new resort has recently been established at the site.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kilaga Springs, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 507. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Lincoln. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. 2014. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4671-3205-3.
^ Logan, Jerry (July 6, 2006). "The Kilaga Springs Legend". Gold Country Media. Retrieved December 23, 2023.