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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kern County, California
Bakersfield is the county seat for Kern County
Adjacent to Kern County, California
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In 1924, Bakersfield was the twenty-first city in California to receive a Federal Post Office Building. Built at a cost of $130,000, the Mission architecture style building, constructed of masonry and concrete and reinforced with steel, was the . . . — — Map (db m122018) HM
On Chester Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A three-alarm fire swept through the Fish Building in 1936, destroying a business that had stood at this site since 1890. The current structure, built in 1938 by local contractor Henry Eissler (1879-1966), was designed by local architect Charles H. . . . — — Map (db m109178) HM
On Buena Vista Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This memorial site is erected and dedicated by the members of the Bakersfield Fire Department and our many supporting community partners, on this eleventh day of September, in the year two-thousand and sixteen A.D., on behalf of the citizens of . . . — — Map (db m139587) WM
Built on the southeast corner of 17th and H Streets in Bakersfield in 1882, Alphonse and Henrietta Weill’s house was considered “modern” for its day because of the high ceilings, long hallway, and indoor plumbing.
In 1870, . . . — — Map (db m25395) HM
On 19th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Alphonse Weill came from France to Havilah in 1870 and moved to Bakersfield in 1872, was employed by merchant Jacob Weil (No Relation), and became his partner in 1873. Subsequently Weill acquired the business and named it Weill's Department Store. A . . . — — Map (db m55123) HM
In the decades after the end of the Civil War, an unstable economy created economic and social turmoil in the United States. People looking for opportunity migrated to the West.
The Kern County Land Company founded the Rosedale Colony . . . — — Map (db m25678) HM
The discovery of gold in California in 1849 started one of the greatest migrations in American history.
After moving west to seek their fortune in California, people living in mining camps had to travel long distances to a large city . . . — — Map (db m25143) HM
Near Lake Isabella Boulevard (County Route 155) south of Kilbreth Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In 1855 gold was discovered in the Kern Valley. Miners flocked here from throughout the world to get in on what was believed to be California's second great gold rush. Towns sprung up in the area but many were abandoned within a few years when the . . . — — Map (db m51825) HM
On Elizabeth Norris Road, on the right when traveling south.
She was one of the mightiest battleships of her time, measuring 608 feet in length and 97 feet at the widest point in her beam. She carried twelve 14 inch guns in four turrets and 22.5 inch .51 caliber guns. Her displacement was 31,400 tons with a . . . — — Map (db m75886) WM
On California Route 58, 2.5 miles east of Twenty Mule Team Road.
In the 1880s, the famous twenty-mule
teams hauled borax from mines in Death
Valley to the railroad junction in Mojave. The
wagon route passed just north of here.
In 1925, a huge deposit of borax ores was
discovered near Boron. By the . . . — — Map (db m155972) HM
On Twenty Mule Team Road, on the left when traveling west.
This is one of the original miner's cabins built at the Baker Mine site to house Pacific Coast Borax employees. It was built in 1929, and usually housed one or two unmarried men. It is of wooden frame construction with a wooden floor and a double . . . — — Map (db m228026) HM
Near Borax Road, 2.5 miles north of California Route 58.
This is one of the original twenty mule team wagon sets, used to carry borax out of Death Valley, through 165 miles of desolate mountains and blistering deserts, to the closest railroad spur in Mojave, California. It took 20 days for the 20 Mule . . . — — Map (db m123897) HM
On Buttonwillow Drive, 0.5 miles north of California Highway 58, on the left when traveling north.
A lone tree landmark on an old trans-valley trail. It was an ancient Yokuts Indian meeting place, later a location for white stock rodeos. Miller and Lux established their headquarters and store here about 1885. The town of Buttonwillow takes its . . . — — Map (db m50251) HM
Near Station Road, 0.2 miles west of Morris Road, on the left when traveling west.
Back From the Brink of Extinction
Half a million tule elk once roamed
the marshes and grasslands of
California. The Gold Rush began an
era of commercial hunting and
agricultural practices that decimated
the elk and their . . . — — Map (db m184928) HM
Named for Edward F. Beale, this station on the Southern Pacific rail line was established in 1876 as a depot and telegraph office. Service was discontinued in 1943. Beale was Superintendent of California Indian Affairs during the 1850’s. In 1865 he . . . — — Map (db m119218) HM
On Bealville Road, on the right when traveling east.
Originally known as Allen's Camp after Gabriel Allen, who in the 1870s had a cabin and stock pasture near here, the settlement was named Caliente when railroad construction reached this point in April 1875. The town became a railroad terminal for . . . — — Map (db m157683) HM
On 20 Mule Team Parkway east of Rudnick Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
From 1883 to 1889, wagons hauled borax along this road 165 miles from Death Valley to Mohave. The route was laid out by J.W.S. Perry. He and a muleskinner named Ed Stiles designed the wagons to carry the heavy loads to the rail depot.
The wagon . . . — — Map (db m123893) HM
Near Randsburg Mojave Road near 20 Mule Team Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to all American war veterans
who have made the supreme sacrifice.
American Legion Post No. 476,
California City, California - 1979.
"Lest we forget" — — Map (db m243245) WM
On Randsburg Mojave Road at 20 Mule Team Parkway on Randsburg Mojave Road.
The Randsburg Mojave Road was built by Rice & Shippee of Mojave to speed stage transportation from the Southern Pacific railroad station at Mojave, to the rich gold mines in the Randsburg area; service commenced on November 22, 1898. The stage left . . . — — Map (db m143407) HM
This spring was on the old Indian Horsethief Trail and later (1834) Joe Walker Trail. The famished Manly-Jayhawk Death Valley parties (1849-50) were revived here after coming from Indian Wells through Last Chance Canyon. This was also a station on . . . — — Map (db m117039) HM
On Aerospace Highway (California Route 14), on the right when traveling south.
Florence Leontine Lowe was born July 29, 1901 in Pasadena. Through an arranged marriage in 1921, she became the wife of a minister, Rankin Barnes. She ended her relationship with him a few years after bearing a son, Billy.
Florence acquired the . . . — — Map (db m51666) HM
On Cesar Chavez Lane, 2.6 miles west of U.S. 99, on the right.
The Forty Acres has been designated a
National Historic Landmark.
This property possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
Forty Acres embodies and conveys multiple layers of national . . . — — Map (db m54836) HM
On Edison Highway/Old Bena Road at Tower Line Road, on the right when traveling east on Edison Highway/Old Bena Road. Reported missing.
About February 1, 1827, Jedediah Strong Smith, first American to reach Mexican California overland, passed near this spot with his party of fur trappers. From San Gabriel Mission, the group was en route north to a land reported teeming with 'plenty . . . — — Map (db m51855) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
Called a “natural airdrome,” the Rogers Dry Lakebed and surrounding airspace, known as the Air Force Flight Test Center, has been and continues to be the optimum location for “first flights” and validation of high-performance and experimental . . . — — Map (db m152144) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 0.1 miles north of Popson Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On Oct. 2, 1942, a Bell XP-59A Aircraft powered by Twin General Electric Type 1-A Engines introduced Jet Flight to America. This new age began here at Edwards Air Force Base as the XP-59A lifted from Rogers Dry Lake with Bell Test Pilot Robert M. . . . — — Map (db m115090) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
The first prototye B-52 took to the air on 15 April 1952. Nearly 750 B-52’s were eventually built, of which 170 were –Ds. Records set by B-52s included the world’s first non-stop round-the-world flight by a jet aircraft and the first hydrogen bomb . . . — — Map (db m115099) HM
Near South Lancaster Boulevard, 0.4 miles west of 120th Street East, on the right when traveling west.
Branch Pond was constructed in the late
1960's as a fish pond. In the early 70's
the pond was often used by the Survival
School for pilot training programs.
The pond is now a recreational fishing
resource. The pond is filled with . . . — — Map (db m207945) HM
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Originally developed as a private venture to meet a USAF requirement for a twin jet utility trainer, the prototype T-39 made its first flight on 16 September 1958. In all, 143 T-39A’s and six T-39B’s were built for the USAF. Another 62 T-39’s were . . . — — Map (db m115101) HM
Near South Lancaster Boulevard, 0.4 miles west of 120th Street East, on the right when traveling west.
Home of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards
Air Force Base provides the premier aerospace research, development, test and evaluation and support
for the United States and its allies. More aviation
records have been set at Edwards than . . . — — Map (db m207942) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
Originally developed from the McDonnell XF-88 penetration fighter, the F-101 was designed as a long-range bomber escort for the Strategic Air Command. The prototype made its first flight at Edwards AFB in September 1954. When high-speed, . . . — — Map (db m115497) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
The first XF-104 made its initial flight here at Edwards AFB in February 1954. In May 1958, a YF-104A set a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph over Edwards, and in December 1959, an F-104C set a world altitude record of 103, 395 feet here. The . . . — — Map (db m115470) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
The YF-105 completed its maiden flight at Edwards AFB in October 1955, easily exceeding Mach One, even though it was powered by a J57 engine - much less powerful than its projected power plant, the J75. The D-model “Thud” added water injection to . . . — — Map (db m115494) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
The F-106 Delta Dart had a long and illustrious career at Edwards AFB. The prototype A-model made its first flight here on 26 Dec 56. On 15 Dec 59, Col Joe Rogers piloted as F-106 A to a world speed record of 1,525.695 mph (Mach 2.41) here. In Apr . . . — — Map (db m115495) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard, 0.2 miles west of Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
The F-111A was the world’s first production variable-sweep wing fighter. It completed its maiden flight on 21 December 1964, at Carswell AFB, Texas. The aircraft could exceed twice the speed of sound (Mach 2) by sweeping its wings rearward while in . . . — — Map (db m115102) HM
Near Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
When first flown at Edwards AFB on January 20, 1974, the YF-16 was the most advance fighter in the world. The F-16B is a combat-capable two-seat version of the production F-16A. To date, over 4,000 F-16s have been manufactured worldwide and 122 B . . . — — Map (db m115097) HM
For the Digital Fly-By-Wire project, NASA technicians replaced cables and push rods in this F-8 Crusader with an electronic flight-control system coupled to a digital computer. The computer interpreted the pilot's control inputs and transmitted . . . — — Map (db m128305) HM
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Lilly Avenue.
This research aircraft was the first airplane to fly using a digital fly-by-wire electronics flight-control system with no mechanical backup system. The initial system utilized components from the Apollo spacecraft guidance and control system. . . . — — Map (db m128306) HM
On Lilly Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Marker 1: This research aircraft was the first airplanes to demonstrate the transonic performance capabilities of a supercritical wing. This airplane demonstrated a drag-rise Mach number of 0.96 at cruise lifting conditions. The resulting . . . — — Map (db m121503) HM
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
The Republic YF-84F prototype (a modified F-84E straight-wing officially designated YF-96A) completed its hour-long first flight at Edwards in June 1950. The first flight of the revised F-model prototype, with its distinctly deeper fuselage profile, . . . — — Map (db m115103) HM
On Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The F-86, the Nation’s first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight at what is now Edwards AFB on October 1, 1947. The first production model flew on May 20, 1948 and on September 15, 1948 an F-86A streaked to a world-record 670.9 mph. . . . — — Map (db m115092) HM
On Hospital Road/Jones Road, 3.3 miles east of Lancaster Boulevard.
The Bell X-1 was loaded into its B-29 launch aircraft from this pit on October 14, 1947. Captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager piloted the airplane to Mach 1.06 (700 mph). — — Map (db m115115) HM
Near Lilly Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology demonstrator, the second of two built, was designed to test technologies that would improve the maneuverability of future U.S. fighters. NASA, the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, and Rockwell . . . — — Map (db m128311) HM
On Lilly Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Flown 37 times by NASA's Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
First flight December 22, 1966. Final flight July 17, 1970.
Maximum speed and altitude records for lifting bodies held by the HL-10: Mach 1.86 (1228 MPH) . . . — — Map (db m139901) HM
On Popson Avenue at Airman’s Way, in the median on Popson Avenue.
During her extraordinary 40-year flying career, aviation pioneer Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran established more speed, altitude and distance records than any other pilot, male or female, in aviation history. While flying a USAF F-86A Sabre here at . . . — — Map (db m115116) HM
Near Popson Avenue near Wolfe Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The United States Air Force has always relied upon the application of leading-edge technologies to fulfill its mission of airpower projection. From the XP-59 of 1942 to the B-2, C-17, and F-22 of today, the Flight Test Center has been essential to . . . — — Map (db m115095) HM
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
NASA Dryden operated a fleet of F-104 Starfighters between 1956 and 1994. These were used as chase aircraft, for pilot training and proficiency, and to practice X-15 approaches and landings. They were also configured to carry flight-test fixtures . . . — — Map (db m128308) HM
On Rosamond Blvd, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
The SR-71 is long-range Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. It was developed as a “black” project of the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its “Skunk . . . — — Map (db m207916) HM
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
Marker 1: The SR-71 Blackbird served NASA as a high-speed, high-altitude research aircraft capable of attaining altitudes above 85,000 feet with a cruising speed up to Mach 3.32 (2,193 mph). To enable it to withstand high temperatures . . . — — Map (db m128309) HM
Near South Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
The Meteor was Britain’s first operational jet aircraft and the only operational Allied jet to see service in World War II. The prototype, designated G.41, completed its first flight in March 1943 under the power of two de Havilland H-1 turbojets. . . . — — Map (db m115104) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
This vehicle served much of its life at the
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
at Edwards AFB in support of
the Space Shuttle Program.
On Loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. — — Map (db m223302) HM
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
In 1993 Dryden acquired the NF-15B, a two-seat jet fighter that had undergone significant modifications including the addition of canards and a pair of thrust-vectoring nozzles. Dryden engineers used the aircraft as a test bed for research on . . . — — Map (db m128310) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
The Phantom II, first flown in May 1958, was developed as a fleet defense interceptor for the U.S. Navy. After entering Navy service in 1961, the USAF evaluated it at Edwards AFB to fill a fighter-bomber requirement. In 1963 production F-4Cs began . . . — — Map (db m115105) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Thor was the free world’s first operational intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). It was 65 feet long, 8 feet in diameter and weighed 105,000 pounds. Douglas Aircraft was the prime contractor. The missile utilized a single stage North . . . — — Map (db m115106) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is a turboprop-powered light close air support/ground attack aircraft. It was an ultimate development of the original World War II North American P-51 Mustang. The Enforcer concept was originally created by Cavalier . . . — — Map (db m128315) HM
On Wolfe Avenue west of Muroc Drive, on the left when traveling west.
First flight — June, 1963.
Last flight — December, 1971.
On 6 December 1963, major Robert W. Smith
set an unofficial world altitude record
of 120,800 feet from a ground takeoff.
Plaque presented by: Class 72B
USAF Test Pilot . . . — — Map (db m139929) HM
Near Mercury Boulevard, 2.5 miles east of Rocket Site Road.
Leading the vision and evolution of Air Force rocket propulsion
technology from its earliest days, the Rocket Site's men and
women and their unique research, development, and test facilities
have provided the discoveries, developments, and . . . — — Map (db m153378) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard at Yeager Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Rosamond Boulevard.
On October 14, 1947 42,000 feet above this
monument, Captain Chuck Yeager, USAF, piloting a Bell X-1 rocket airplane named Glamorous Glennis, became the first person to exceed Mach 1. With this flight, the era of supersonic aviation was born. . . . — — Map (db m115088) HM
Near Rosamond Blvd near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
The T-28B was originally developed as a U.S. Navy basic trainer and completed its maiden flight on 6 April 1953. Nearly 500 were built. Early models of the Trojan were tested at Edwards beginning shortly after the plane’s first flight in 1949. A . . . — — Map (db m115107) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
The two-seat T-33 was developed from the single-seat F-80 fighter by lengthening the fuselage slightly more than three feet to accommodate a second cockpit. It was originally designated TF-80C and made its first flight in March 1948. It quickly . . . — — Map (db m115108) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
The F-102 was developed from the Convair XF-92 delta wing research aircraft of the late 1940s and the prototype made its initial flight in October 1953 at Edwards AFB. It became operational with the Air Defense Command in 1956. At the peak of . . . — — Map (db m115469) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard at North Muroc Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rosamond Boulevard.
Main Plaque:
The medal of honor is the highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at the risk of life, above . . . — — Map (db m115091) WM
Near Rosamond Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
The Beech C-45 was the Army Air Force version of the Beech Aircraft Corporation’s Model B-18S commercial transport. The popular “Beech 18” also appeared as the AT-7 and AT-11 bombing and navigation trainers (Navy designation SNB-1/SNB-2), and the . . . — — Map (db m115110) HM
On Lilly Avenue at Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Lilly Avenue.
Researchers flew the X-29 to explore the use of advanced composite materials in aircraft construction, variable-camber wing surfaces, forward-swept wings with a thin supercritical airfoil, close-coupled canards, and digital fly-by-wire controls. The . . . — — Map (db m128307) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 4.8 miles east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
Fairchild Republic Company’s two-place night/adverse weather A-10 began flight tests at Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB in May 1979. It was converted by Fairchild from one of six pre-production single place A-10s built in 1975. It . . . — — Map (db m115111) HM
Near Rosamond Boulevard near Lancaster Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
The Corsair II was designed to meet a 1963 Navy requirement for a light attack plane to replace the A-4. The Navy’s A-7A made its first flight in September 1965. Two months later, the Air Force settled on the A-7 as a low-cost way to provide . . . — — Map (db m115113) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
Two built by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) as Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) with Short Take Off and Landing ability.
First flight 26 Aug 1975, landing at Edwards AFB. Pioneered supercritical wing on large aircraft; advanced airlift state . . . — — Map (db m115466) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard, 10 miles east of California Route 14, on the right when traveling east.
The F-100 was the USAF’s first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight. The prototype YF-100A made its initial flight on 25 May 1953 and the first production aircraft was completed in October . . . — — Map (db m115496) HM
On Rosamond Boulevard east of West Gate, on the left when traveling east.
In February 1980, General Dynamics made a proposal for an
F-16 with a radically-modified wing shape. The project was known
as SCAMP (Supersonic Cruise and Maneuvering Program). The
delta wing was to be of a cranked-arrow shape with a total . . . — — Map (db m242294) HM
On Mocal Road, 1.2 miles west of Highway 33, on the right when traveling west.
Near an area of small 40 and 50 barrel wells, it blew in over the derrick top November 27th, 1909, with a production of 2,000 barrels a day, and started one of the greatest oil booms California ever experienced.
“For a long time it . . . — — Map (db m130234) HM
El Camino Viejo (The Old Highway) began as an inland trail prior to 1800. It was originally a refugee route running between present day San Pedro in Southern California to the East Oakland area in the north. It was used by Indians, trappers, . . . — — Map (db m116500) HM
On Evans Road (State Highway 155), on the left when traveling west.
Kern County’s oldest residence. Built before Civil War by Thomas Fitzgerald as trading post at junction of two Indian trails. Present Greenhorn Road follows east – west trail (later McFarlane Toll Road) to Kern River mining districts. Town named . . . — — Map (db m25032) HM
On Jacks Valley Road at White River Road, on the right when traveling west on Jacks Valley Road.
In 1854 John C. Reid filed a squatter’s claim on this spot. This same year Kern County’s first school class was held here. In 1859 David Lavers, with his father and brother, John, built a hotel and stage barn on the Old Bull Road. The crossing was . . . — — Map (db m25323) HM
On State Highway 155 at Granite Road, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 155.
William Lynn completed his Bull Road past this site from Linn’s Valley across Greenhorn Mountain to Keyesville in 1856. This freight route was used until the opening of the McFarlane Toll Road through Glennville en route to the Kern River Mines in . . . — — Map (db m25196) HM
Wm. B. Rose, in 1875, a mile east; built an adobe stage station on the site of the Overland Mail Way Station established 1858. From 1853 to 1875 site was known as Rancho Canoa (trough). Originally vaquero camp of the Sebastian Indian Reservation. . . . — — Map (db m20196) HM
On Grapevine Road West near Interstate 5, on the right when traveling north.
The Sebastian or Tejon Indian Reservation (headquarters 10 miles east of here) was established in 1853 by Gen. Edward Fitzgerald Beale as one of several California Reservations. The number of Indians quartered here varied from 500 to 2000. General . . . — — Map (db m108915) HM
This is the site of the first Catholic Church St. Joseph's and Cemetery built in Kern County in August 1866. It was established by Father Francis Dade, the circuit priest headquartered in Visalia. The Catholic Church here in Havilah was moved to . . . — — Map (db m89215) HM
On Caliente-Bodfish Road (County Route 483), on the right when traveling north.
Gold deposits at Havilah were discovered in 1864. Havilah was the county seat between 1866, when Kern County was organized, and 1872, when the government was moved to Bakersfield. Havilah was an active mining center for more than 20 years, and . . . — — Map (db m51821) HM
On Caliente-Bodfish Road (County Route 483), on the right when traveling north.
The last stage coach robbery in Kern County occurred near here on August 26, 1896. The Kernville stage to Caliente was held-up by a lone gunman on horseback who got $1,700 in coin and gold bullion from the Wells Fargo strong box. He did not molest . . . — — Map (db m83415) HM
On West Inyokern Road (State Highway 178) at Brown Road, on the right when traveling west on West Inyokern Road.
This Railroad Siding, established in 1909, was the beginning of the town of Inyokern.
In celebration of its 100th anniversary, it is with pride that the Inyokern Chamber of Commerce contributes this commemorative inscription. — — Map (db m50242) HM
On Isabella Walker Pass Road (State Highway 178 at milepost 88), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
In 1834 explorer Joseph R. Walker passed this junction of Indian trails after discovering nearby Walker Pass. Death Valley 49er parties here diverged west and south after their escape from Death Valley enroute to the California gold fields. Later . . . — — Map (db m207791) HM
On Aerospace Highway (State Highway 14 at milepost 62.6), on the right when traveling south.
Indian water hole on Joseph R. Walker trail of 1834 where Manly-Jayhawker parties of 1849 found their first water after five days of travel from Argus Range. During 1860's was site of stage and freight station from Los Angeles to Coso and Cerro . . . — — Map (db m50243) HM
On Mountain Wells Avenue at Ophir Street, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Wells Avenue.
Established December 1896 with the burial of William Davis,
who was shot and killed in a gambling dispute in Randsburg.
The Cemetery is the final resting place of many pioneers
of the District whose headstones and the location of . . . — — Map (db m159553) HM
On Sunset Avenue at Fremont Street, on the left when traveling west on Sunset Avenue.
The King Solomon Mine here in Johannesburg had lots of gold pulled out of this mine and some speculate
that it may be an extension of the Butte Mine over the hill in Randsburg. Historically the site has been
associated with the Rand Mining . . . — — Map (db m181227) HM
On Woodford-Tehachapi Road, 0.5 miles east of Keene, on the left when traveling east.
This unpretentious building was the home of Cesar Chavez and his wife Helen. When the Chavez family moved here in 1971, the oldest of their eight children had already moved out of the family home but their younger children were raised here. Cesar . . . — — Map (db m234147) HM
Near Woodford-Tehachapi Road, 0.5 miles east of Keene, on the left when traveling east.
Cesar Chavez, the farmworker who became this
nation's most important Latino leader in the
20th century, chose this as his home, office, and
final resting place. Here he found spiritual and
physical refuge from the conflict and threats
faced by . . . — — Map (db m140336) HM
On Woodford-Tehachapi Road, 0.5 miles east of Keene, on the left when traveling east.
After Cesar began organizing farmworkers in 1962, Helen looked after their eight children. Over the years, Helen also became a surrogate mother to countless volunteers who journeyed to Delano, and eventually to La Paz, to work for social justice. . . . — — Map (db m234148) HM
A fifth generation native of Kern River Valley, Bob is best remembered for the 9 history books he wrote. Without him much of what happened in our valley’s past would have been lost. He was a cowboy, cattleman, ranger, family man and historian. But . . . — — Map (db m25238) HM
Near Wofford Heights Boulevard near Burlando Road (County Road 495), on the right.
Kernville called Whiskey Flat until 1864, was founded in 1860 when Adam Hamilton, whiskey dealer, moved shop here from more temperate Quartzburg, founded earlier that year. Both camps resulted from the discovery of the Big Blue Ledge by “Lovely” . . . — — Map (db m25169) HM
On Wofford Heights Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to
American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action
The Loneliest Prayer
As I squat here in this lonely place
A man maybe even you forgot,
I wonder
Am I in living hell?
Am I alive or not?
I think its more than ten . . . — — Map (db m27367) WM
On California Route 178, on the left when traveling east.
Near this spot at the confluence of the north and south forks of the Kern River the Theodore Talbot Party of Captain John C. Fremont’s third expedition to the West camped for several weeks during December 1845 and January 1846. The river was named . . . — — Map (db m25092) HM
On Keyesville Road, 2 miles west of Highway 155, on the right when traveling west.
From 1853 until 1870 Keyesville was a center of both placer and quartz gold mining. On the knoll just below the townsite may still be seen the outlines of an earth-work fort, built to meet a possible Indian attack in 1863. The original Keys Mine is . . . — — Map (db m143331) HM
On State Highway 178, on the left when traveling east.
Located to the northwest of here, Isabella, a ranching and mining town, was named by Steven Barton in 1893, after Queen Isabella of Spain, Patron of Christopher Columbus. A post office was established here in 1896. In 1953 the community was moved a . . . — — Map (db m76872) HM
Near Lebec Road (Interstate 5), on the left when traveling north.
The first and only "Camel Brigade" of the United States Army Commanded by Lt. Edward F. Beale 1857-1864 San Antonio, Texas to Fort Tejon, California — — Map (db m140695) HM
Jefferson Davis, “Father of National Highways,” as Secretary of War 1853-57 sponsored the importation of 33 camels for transporting military supplies to the west coast. The camel trail survey ran from San Antonio, Texas to Fort Tejon which marks the . . . — — Map (db m32823) HM
On Lebec Road just west of Interstate 5, on the right when traveling south.
In 1772, Don Pedro Fages, leaving the first written record of explorations in the south San Joaquin Valley, passed this site, traveling from San Diego to San Luis Obispo via Cajón Pass, Mojave Desert, Hughes Lake, Antelope Valley, Tejón Pass, . . . — — Map (db m20132) HM
This military post was established by the United States Army on June 24, 1854, to suppress stock rustling and for the protection of Indians in the San Joaquin Valley. As regimental headquarters of the First Dragoons, Fort Tejón was an important . . . — — Map (db m117523) HM
Near Interstate 5, 0.8 miles north of Frazier Mountain Park Road.
The California Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement - 1980, Interstate Highway 5, designated by the California State Council, ASCE. — — Map (db m192222) HM
On Fort Tejon Road west of Interstate 5. Reported missing.
This memorial plaque placed in memory of Lieutenant Edward Fitzgerald Beale,
first Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, appointed
by President Millard Fillmore.
Sanctioned by the United States
government, the Tejon Indian . . . — — Map (db m147357) HM
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