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Historical Markers in Mettler

 
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 (219) Kings County, CA (8) Los Angeles County, CA (2425) San Bernardino County, CA (454) San Luis Obispo County, CA (141) Santa Barbara County, CA (185) Tulare County, CA (92) Ventura County, CA (205)  KernCounty(390) Kern County (390)  InyoCounty(219) Inyo County (219)  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(185) Santa Barbara County (185)  TulareCounty(92) Tulare County (92)  VenturaCounty(205) Ventura County (205)
Bakersfield is the county seat for Kern County
Mettler is in Kern County
Kern County (390)  ►
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Inyo County (219)  ►
Kings County (8)  ►
Los Angeles County (2425)  ►
San Bernardino County (454)  ►
San Luis Obispo County (141)  ►
Santa Barbara County (185)  ►
Tulare County (92)  ►
Ventura County (205)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Kern County, Mettler — 291 — Fages-Zalvidea Trails — California Historical Landmark —
On Maricopa Highway (State Highway 166) 3.7 miles west of Interstate 5, on the right when traveling west.
In 1772, Don Pedro Fages, first recorded non-Indian to visit the southern San Joaquin Valley, crossed this spot on his way from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. Near this point crossed Father José María de Zalvidea in 1806, while accompanying the . . . — — Map (db m54266) HM
2 ► California, Kern County, Mettler — 540 — Sinks of the Tejon —
On David Road at North Wheeler Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on David Road.
Six miles east of this point was the site of the Butterfield Stage Line station Sinks of Tejón. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-61, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War. — — Map (db m144943) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026