Shafter in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Shafter Depot
Photographed By Craig Baker, February 23, 2019
1. Shafter Depot Marker
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Shafter Depot. . This building originally located four blocks southeast of this site was opened for use and dedicated October 11, 1917. Until closed in 1978, this building served as Shafter’s gateway to the world as the mail, Western Union Telegraph, express, freight, and rail passengers passed through its doors. The concern for the preservation of this building resulted in the formation of the Shafter Historical Society in July of 1979. In March 1980, the society accepted the gift of the depot from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. and moved it to this site donated by the Harlin Wilson family and by the S.A. Camp Ginning Co. With much public support, the society restored the building to its original format and dedicated it for many more years of service as the Shafter Museum, October 9th, 1982.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior.
This building originally located four blocks southeast of
this site was opened for use and dedicated October 11, 1917.
Until closed in 1978, this building served as Shafter’s
gateway to the world as the mail, Western Union Telegraph,
express, freight, and rail passengers passed through its
doors. The concern for the preservation of this building
resulted in the formation of the Shafter Historical Society
in July of 1979. In March 1980, the society accepted the
gift of the depot from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Co. and moved it to this site donated by the Harlin
Wilson family and by the S.A. Camp Ginning Co. With much
public support, the society restored the building to its
original format and dedicated it for many more years of
service as the Shafter Museum, October 9th, 1982.
This property has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior.
Location. 35° 30.336′ N, 119° 16.643′ W. Marker is in Shafter, California, in Kern County. Marker is at the intersection of Central Valley Highway
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and Poso Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Central Valley Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Central Valley Hwy, Shafter CA 93263, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Center of California population, according to the 2010 census.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 25, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
