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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bodfish, California

 
Clickable Map of Kern County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kern County, CA (390) Inyo County, CA (213) Kings County, CA (8) Los Angeles County, CA (2425) San Bernardino County, CA (454) San Luis Obispo County, CA (141) Santa Barbara County, CA (180) Tulare County, CA (92) Ventura County, CA (205)  KernCounty(390) Kern County (390)  InyoCounty(213) Inyo County (213)  KingsCounty(8) Kings County (8)  LosAngelesCounty(2425) Los Angeles County (2425)  SanBernardinoCounty(454) San Bernardino County (454)  SanLuisObispoCounty(141) San Luis Obispo County (141)  SantaBarbaraCounty(180) Santa Barbara County (180)  TulareCounty(92) Tulare County (92)  VenturaCounty(205) Ventura County (205)
Bakersfield is the county seat for Kern County
Bodfish is in Kern County
Kern County (390)  ►
ADJACENT TO KERN COUNTY
Inyo County (213)  ►
Kings County (8)  ►
Los Angeles County (2425)  ►
San Bernardino County (454)  ►
San Luis Obispo County (141)  ►
Santa Barbara County (180)  ►
Tulare County (92)  ►
Ventura County (205)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Kern County, Bodfish — 100 — Havilah — 7 Miles → —
On Kern River Canyon Road west of Lake Isabella Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Founded 1863 by Aleck Harpending, who named it from verse in Genesis as "a place rich in gold". Made Kern County seat, 1866. A station on stage lines running between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Declined after county seat moved to . . . — — Map (db m302042) HM
2 ► California, Kern County, Bodfish — Silver City Ghost Town —
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
3 ► California, Kern County, Bodfish — USS Arizona —
On Elizabeth Norris Road at Lake Isabella Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Elizabeth Norris Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m75886) WM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 17, 2026