 The Crystal Springs Hotel tract was constructed around the 1860s on leased land, located four miles from the San Mateo train depot and along a stagecoach stop, and around this hotel a small town developed including a dairy and farms.The land leased for the hotel was owned by Spring Valley Water Company.In 1875, the town of Crystal Springs lost its population and business and by 1887, the location of the town was underwater because of the dam construction.