Historical Markers in Keene

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Historical Markers in Keene

1 ► California, Kern County, Keene — 1056 — Cesar E. Chavez National Monument — La Paz — Refuge —

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

2 ► California, Kern County, Keene, the Tehachapi Loop — The Cross at the Loop — San Bernardino Train Disaster - 1989 —

Near Broome Road 0.5 miles north of Woodford-Tehachapi Road, on the left when traveling north.

In memory of conductor Everett S. Crown, brakeman Allan R. Riess, who lost their lives in a tragic train wreck in San Bernardino Calif, May 12, 1989. — — Map (db m255660)

3 ► California, Kern County, Keene — Helen's Park — Cesar E. Chavez National Monument —

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

4 ► California, Kern County, Keene — A Humble Home — Cesar E. Chavez National Monument —

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

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