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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ09_standard-school_Bakersfield-CA.html
The discovery of oil near the Kern River in 1899 brought people to the area, creating a boomtown such as Oil Center, Oil City and Oildale.
The Standard School District was formed in 1909. Standard Oil Company donated five acres of land for a ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ08_kern-county-fair-exhibit-building_Bakersfield-CA.html
Over the years, county fairs have provided a venue for farmers and their families to showcase crops, livestock, arts, and crafts and learn about the latest agricultural techniques.
The land presently occupied by the museum was once the Kern Cou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZY_onyx-store-1880-8232_Weldon-CA.html
William Scodie, born in 1827 in Prussia, originally
moved to Keyesville in 1856 and opened an
eating establishment. He relocated to this area in 1861
operating a way-station from his house. Stocking his
front room with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZ6_walker-basin_Central-City-CA.html
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, tha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZ5_walker-basin_Central-City-CA.html
Walker Basin was on the stagecoach route from Caliente to Keyesville. The Western Confederates were here during and after the Civil War 1861 to 1867. Abia T. Lightner came to the basin in 1858 and took up farming and raising cattle. In 1864, where…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYZ1_silver-city-ghost-town_Bodfish-CA.html
In 1855 gold was discovered in the Kern Valley. Miners flocked here from throughout the world to get in on what was believed to be California's second great gold rush. Towns sprung up in the area but many were abandoned within a few years when the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYYY_stage-robbery_Havilah-CA.html
The last stage coach robbery in Kern County occurred near here on August 26, 1896. The Kernville stage to Caliente was held-up by a lone gunman on horseback who got $1,700 in coin and gold bullion from the Wells Fargo strong box. He did not molest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYYX_havilah_Havilah-CA.html
Gold deposits at Havilah were discovered in 1864. Havilah was the county seat between 1866, when Kern County was organized, and 1872, when the government was moved to Bakersfield. Havilah was an active mining center for more than 20 years, and the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYY2_tehachapi-pass_Tehachapi-CA.html
Tehachapi Pass became the preferred route connecting the Mojave and the San Joaquin Valley after John C. Fremont and Kit Carson passed this way during the 2nd Fremont Expedition in 1844. Situated at the southern edge of the Sierra Nevada, Tehachap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYVF_sinks-of-the-tejon_Bakersfield-CA.html
Six miles east of this point was the site of the Butterfield Stage Line station Sinks of Tej?n. 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.