On Avenue 56 (County Road J22) at Old Stage Road, on the right when traveling east on Avenue 56.
While trapping in the Rocky Mountains in 1827 Thomas L. Smith was shot in the lower left leg by Indians. Escaping he took his knife and cut off the useless part, surviving this, he carved a peg of oak, strapped it on and was thereafter called, . . . — — Map (db m51870) HM
On Avenue 56 (County Route J22) at Old Stage Coach Road, on the right when traveling east on Avenue 56.
One and one-half miles northwest of this point the settlement of Fountain Springs was established before 1855. It was at the junction of the Stockton-Los Angeles Road and the road to the Kern River gold mines. From 1858 to 1861, Fountain Springs was . . . — — Map (db m51865) HM
On Avenue 56 (County Route J22) at Old Stage Coach Road, on the right when traveling east on Avenue 56.
Running north and south, following an older Indian Trail is the route taken by many Spanish expeditions, American trappers, traders and parties of exploration. It was the major inland route of gold seekers to the northern and southern Mines and was . . . — — Map (db m51868) HM
On Old Stage Coach Road at Mountain Road 12, on the right when traveling south on Old Stage Coach Road.
Tailholt began as a gold mining camp about 1856 during the Kern River gold rush. Gold was obtained from placer and shaft operations. Mining has been carried on intermittently since the time of discovery. During periods of activity there has been a . . . — — Map (db m143541) HM
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