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

Mountain House

 
 
Mountain House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 8, 2021
1. Mountain House Marker
Inscription. One and one-half miles north of this point stood the Mountain House Station on the route of the Butterfield Stage. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
 
Erected 1957 by California State Park Commission, Kern County Historical Society, El Tejon Parlor No. 239 NDGW, Kern County Museum. (Marker Number 589.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 35° 39.869′ N, 118° 54.962′ W. Marker is near Woody, California, in Kern County. Marker is on Bakersfield-Glennville Road, 6½ miles south of California Route 155, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Bakersfield-Glennville Road, Woody CA 93287, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Granite Station (approx. 4.7 miles away); Joseph Weringer, Sr. (approx. 5.3 miles away); Woody (approx. 5.4 miles away); Garcés Baptismal Site (approx. 5.7 miles away);
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Posey Station of Butterfield Overland Mail Lines (approx. 9.6 miles away); Tailholt (approx. 11 miles away); Lynn’s Bull Road (approx. 11.1 miles away); Lavers Crossing (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woody.
 
Mountain House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 8, 2016
2. Mountain House Marker
Mountain House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Baker, March 8, 2021
3. Mountain House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2016, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos:   1. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.   2. submitted on June 13, 2016, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   3. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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