The Arrowhead Springs

Audio slide show of the history of the Arrowhead Springs site in the foothills of San Bernardino, California. This is a final presentation for a writing for digital media class at CSUSB. Special thanks goes to the San Bernardino Historical Society. Thank you for the informations provided by Stephen Shaw, Nick Cataldo, and Brad McDuffee. Photos have been provided by the Historical Society, Nick Cataldo, Stephen Shaw, and zIDEAz (flickr account). Interviews with Desiree Ellis, and Stephen Shaw.

[@bakerXderek]

Born and raised I actually live less than a mile from this arrow, GREAT VIDEO !!!!

[@10kscoedsk]

Correction: when mentioning the date of the first structure built on the site, I had misspoke and said 1964, the actual date is obviously 1864. Thank you to J. Smart for catching this error.

[@wmpetroff2307]

Thank you Scotty. i heard that.

[@Manuelabor1978]

I heard that too

[@adrianaguilar9618]

When I was younger, my folks took me there on a Christian church retreat. The hotel was huge and had a lot to offer. I even got lost as a child. The hotel reminded me just like the movie “ The Shinning”

[@MountainMagic61]

Where did the info of David Noble Smith belong to the Mormon church come from? A San Bernardino reverend was named as the pastor who did the marriage ceremony of one of Mr. Smith's weddings. Not a Mormon.

[@imloved53]

@ :25 seconds you use an aztec picture. Native Americans are not all the same. So-Cal Indians are not aztec!!!

[@TheDesertwalker]

Yeah, that was pretty lame.

[@ogbrmusic]

How About the gravity hill right in Waterman Canyon Road where are you put your car in neutral and it rolls uphill. I remember in the 80s hearing about people from Caltech coming out to study it. But heard the rumor that it was an ancient Indian burial site and they were pushing your car off of that part of the road. I never gave that much credence but thought it wasAt least a neat story. But the hill is very real I’ve done it probably 20 times with friends it’s no optical illusion it works

[@viviancortez5868]

Whaaat! Really?? Where on waterman canyon rd?? Near the pointing statue or further down?

[@davidsquall351]

I didnt know that it became a Navy rehab center. Awesome history. I really want to see some of the springs.

[@barrybraun9539]

Lived in San Berdo from 97 to 03 trained with the San Bernardino city fire at the hotel at that time there were rumors that it was haunted

[@jryanusc]

Great video ! I didnt know about it till now and live in the socal desert.

[@ogbrmusic]

Brigahm Young was traveling with mormons and had a dream to settle in a city marked with an arrowhead and thats how it was founded... Thats a crazy coincidence right???

[@jonmacdonald5345]

OGBR BIGROB Bring em young!
is that a coincidence as well

[@ogbrmusic]

@@jonmacdonald5345 lol wtf?

[@FULLmeltHASH]

This makes other spring waters taste like tap water.. it's the only water I drink.

[@stopkillinme295]

I hate Arrowhead Spring Water it has a off taste to me. I really hate the fact that Nestle bottles and sells millions of gallons and only pay pennies for it. Stealing from a drought ridden California watershed. There are several springs in the area one in Big Bear you can walk up and fill a jug straight from the pipe tapped into the rock, thats great water.

[@berdooflyer]

I've got news for you. "Arrowhead Water" is no longer sourced from the Arrowhead Springs. It hasn't been for a lot of years. It now comes from the Southern Pacific Springs on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Not even close to being the original water.

[@berdooflyer]

Btw, look at the fine print on your next bottle Arrowhead Water, it'll tell you where it's sourced.

[@speedracerjeff]

@@berdooflyer actually it still shows “Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino County, CA” under Sources on its current bottles.

[@speedracerjeff]

@@berdooflyer this isn’t true at all. They still source water from fractured granite springs in the mountains of San Bernardino. Nestle sources spring water from many different springs in California, and still use the very active Arrowhead Springs today in 2021.

[@charlesmulvaney941]

Arrowhead bottled water is disgusting.

[@armandosalinas1326]

You don't discover. Shit someone tells u,,this is the problem that the early settlers had they loved to use the word "discover" more like stumbled across

[@Starfish2145]

First the Mormons took it away from the Native Americans, then the Christians ended up there. UGh

[@wmpetroff2307]

The Christians and Mormons made the healing water available to all people....that is charitable and generous. I admire those people very much, IMHO.