On James Street north of Pacific Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1913 by Kern County Land Company to accommodate prospective land buyers for the settlement of Shafter. Listed 1989 National Register of Historic Places. Supported by California Office of Historic Preservation Grants. Restored 1989 by . . . — — Map (db m130233) HM
On Telegraph Avenue at 55th Street, on the right when traveling north on Telegraph Avenue.
Original Residents: The Ohlone
For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish
missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in
the 1770s, dozens of small, politically independent native "tribelets” belonging to the
Ohlone language group . . . — — Map (db m135691) HM
On Shafter Avenue north of Merced Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Shafter Cotton Research Station, established here in 1922 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, developed the "Acala" varieties which were exceptionally well suited to the San Joaquin Valley. The quality of the acala cottons and the marketing . . . — — Map (db m52055) HM
On Central Valley Highway at Poso Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Central Valley Highway.
This building originally located four blocks southeast of
this site was opened for use and dedicated October 11, 1917.
Until closed in 1978, this building served as Shafter’s
gateway to the world as the mail, Western Union Telegraph,
express, . . . — — Map (db m130325) HM
On Vultee Street at East Lerdo Highway on Vultee Street.
This plaque at Shafter Airport commemorates the world's first man-powered flight to complete the Kremer Circuit, August 23, 1977. The circuit, a figure eight around two pylons one-half mile apart, was completed in six minutes, twenty-two seconds. . . . — — Map (db m131044) HM
