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 Craig Baker, October 15, 2025

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 these topic lists: Architecture • Forts and Castles. 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. It is on 10th Street north of

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Irene Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 915 N 10th St, Taft CA 93268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Fort (here, next to this marker); McKittrick Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Oil Worker Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Duplex Pump (approx. 0.8 miles away); Midway Cemetery - 25 Hill (approx. 1.4 miles away); West Kern Oil Museum (approx. 1½ miles away); Midway Sunset Oilfield (approx. 1.6 miles away); Midway Field - Well No. 2-6 (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taft.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 15, 2025

2. The Fort Marker