The Gravel Pit

The History of Stevens Creek Reservoir, the Dam and the Gravel Pit

Stevens Creek was originally known as Arroyo de San José Cupertino. But the stream is now named after, Captain Elishia Stephens, a South Carolinian, who led the first successful passage of wagons over the Sierra Nevada in 1844. The dam and reservoir were completed in 1935.
Quarrying for gravel originally began on the Linda Vista side, but by 1961 they were quarrying in the valley that I've been referring to as the Gavel Pit. Access was from Stevens Canyon Road and bridge across the Creek at the western entrance to the valley completed the route into the canyon.

posted by Andy Abel @ 7:43 PM