 The name "Crested Pool" was accepted as official by the U.S. Board on Geographical Names committee in 1927, based on the name "Crested Hot Spring" on Gustavus Bechler's survey map of 1872.In 1970, a nine-year-old boy, Andrew Clark Hecht, accidentally fell into the spring and died.The Andrew Clark Hecht Memorial Public Safety Achievement Award was created in his memory, and is annually given to the individual or group who contributes the most in public safety.