Walker Basin

Walker Basin (HMYZ6)

Location: Central City, CA 93518 Kern County
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N 35° 24.007', W 118° 28.182'

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Point of Historical Interest

Originally called "The Park" due to its characteristics, the area, according to the present day historical experts, was named Walker's Basin, sometime in the 1860's after George Walker, its first settler. Early history books indicate, however, that the area was named after Joseph Reddefford Walker, early explorer and trapper, who came into present day Kern County in 1834 as part of the Bonneville Expedition into the Rocky Mountains.
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Charles Warren Gillingham, Daniel C. Cork, Michael Haider, Lawerence E Snow, Jack & Evelyn Gilbraith, John & Cecile Goodman, Albert L Salyer, Jim & Sharon Manson, Fred & Ruby Doods, Arthur Tognini, Wanda Walser Thompson, Walter M Geisen, Richard C House, Bob J Everly, Paul & Gini de Fonville
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HM NumberHMYZ6
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Marker NumberKER - 008
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 11:50am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 366538 N 3918407
Decimal Degrees35.40011667, -118.46970000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 24.007', W 118° 28.182'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 24' 0.42" N, 118° 28' 10.92" W
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Area Code(s)661
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18563-18575 Walker Basin Rd, Central City CA 93518, US
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