Taft in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Fort

Replica of Sutter’s Fort

— Erected in 1940 A.D. —

The Fort Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Alan Price or Jayne Hotchkiss-Price, May 25, 2015

1. The Fort Marker

Inscription. Constructed on the basic plan of Sutter’s original fort one hundred years after its erection in Sacramento by that distinguished pioneer Captain John Augustus Sutter. The building of this replica of one of the most outstanding landmarks to the early California pioneers was prompted by the same spirit that animated its founder — the advancement of American civilization. Constructed jointly by
Federal Works Agency
Work Projects Administration
and
County of Kern
Board of Supervisors
W.R. Woollomes -Chairman • C.W. Harty • Ralph Lavin • Stanley Abel • Charles Wimmer • Work Relief Department • H.R. Hubbard – Director • W. Francis Parsons – Architect

Erected 1940 by Kern Board of Supervisors, Grand Officers Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists.

Location. 35° 9.02′ N, 119° 27.926′ W. Marker is in Taft, California, in Kern County. Marker is on North 10th Street, on the

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right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 915 North 10th Street, Taft CA 93268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Fort, Taft (here, next to this marker); History of Taft (approx. 0.8 miles away); Midway Cemetery - 25 Hill (approx. 1.4 miles away); West Kern Oil Museum (approx. 1½ miles away); Midway Field - Well No. 2-6 (approx. 5.1 miles away); Lakeview Gusher No.1 (approx. 5½ miles away); Maricopa's Jail (approx. 7 miles away); Tulamniu Indian Site (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taft.