Historical Markers in Shafter, California

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Historical Markers in Shafter, California

1 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Shafter — Original Residents: The Ohlone / Vicente Peralta's Chosen Place —

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

2 ► California, Kern County, Shafter — 1022 — Shafter Cotton Research Station —

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

3 ► California, Kern County, Shafter — Shafter Depot —

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

4 ► California, Kern County, Shafter — 923 — Site of Gossamer Condor Flight —

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

5 ► California, Kern County, Shafter — The Green Hotel — Shafter's First Commercial Building —

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

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