1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁rapid ▁rise ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁rep licated ▁at ▁any ▁other ▁location . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Green water ▁fell ▁almost ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁it ▁rose , ▁many ▁people ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁real ▁place ▁to ▁begin ▁with . ▁However , ▁documents ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁have ▁proved ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁in ▁fact ▁exist ▁and ▁people ▁did ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁companies ▁in ▁Green water , ▁CA . ▁ ▁Co pper ▁and ▁water ▁ ▁F ounded ▁around ▁a ▁co pper ▁ore ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Green water ▁was ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁Death ▁Valley ▁community . ▁So ▁dry ▁was ▁its ▁region ▁that ▁water ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ha u led ▁into ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁luc r ative ▁business ▁of ▁water ▁bar rel ▁sales man ▁fetch ed ▁any ▁entrepr ene ur ▁$ 1 5 ▁per ▁bar rel ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁that ▁equ aled ▁over ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁dollars . ▁ ▁Green water ' s ▁many ▁co pper ▁min ing ▁companies ▁were ▁first ▁mentioned ▁on ▁public ▁records ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁of ▁May , ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁last ▁mentioned ▁co pper ▁company ▁in ▁record ▁books ▁was ▁mentioned ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁of ▁September , ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁co pper ▁companies ▁in ▁Green water , ▁CA ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact