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Arvin in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, July 22, 2012
1. Bakersfield National Cemetery Marker
 
Inscription.
Dedicated to the Memory of
All the Patriotic Men and Women
Who Answered Their Country's Call to Service

George W. Bush
President of the United States

James B. Peake
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

William F. Tuerk
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
National Cemetery Administration

 
Erected 2008 by United States Veterans Adminstration.
 
Location. 35° 15.213′ N, 118° 40.142′ W. Marker is in Arvin, California, in Kern County. Marker is on East Bear Mountain Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Located not far from Interstate 58 as you turn onto Highway 223 (Bear Mountain Boulevard. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30338 East Bear Mountain Boulevard, Arvin CA 93203, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Arvin-Sierra Glider Port (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bealeville (approx. 2.7 miles away); Caliente (approx. 3.5 miles away); The Great Flood of 1932 and Engine No. 3834 (approx. 7.3 miles away); Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line (approx. 8.6 miles away); Tehachapi Loop (approx. 8.6 miles away); Francisco Garces O.F.M (approx. 9.1 miles away); Point On The Jedediah Smith Trail (approx. 9.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Arvin.
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, July 22, 2012
2. Bakersfield National Cemetery Marker
 

 
Also see . . .  Bakersfield National Cemetery On Hallowed Ground. (Submitted on September 5, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.)
 
Gettysburg Address Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
3. Gettysburg Address
These plaques are placed at all the National Cemeterys through the country
Address by President Lincoln
At the Dedication of
The Gettysburg National Cemetery
November 19, 1863

 
 
Gettysburg Address Marker located at the Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
4. Gettysburg Address Marker located at the Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
5. Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
6. Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
7. Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, June 24, 2012
8. Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
 
Bakersfield National Cemetery Photo, Click for full size
By Denise Boose, July 22, 2012
9. Bakersfield National Cemetery
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 5, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 150 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on September 5, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
 
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