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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PE_caliente_Gettysburg-CA.html
Originally known as Allen's Camp after Gabriel Allen, who in the 1870s had a cabin and stock pasture near here, the settlement was named Caliente when railroad construction reached this point in April 1875. The town became a railroad terminal for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PC_francisco-garces-o-f-m_Arvin-CA.html
Padre Garc, first recorded non-Indian to visit this locality, came in April of 1776, seeking a new route from Mexico to California. His epic journey covered more than two thousand miles of uncharted wilderness, opening trails that later became hig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7P8_mojave-20-mule-team-borax-terminus_Mojave-CA.html
Just west of this point was the Southern Pacific terminus for the 20-mule-team borax wagons that operated between Death Valley and Mojave from 1884 to 1889. The route ran from the Harmony Borax Mining Company works, later acquired by the Pacific C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7OX_old-town_Golden-Hills-CA.html
The oldest settlement in Tehachapi Valley, known as 'Old Town,' was established here during the 1860s. It was long an important station on the road between Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, the community began to decline when residen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7OW_the-great-flood-of-1932-and-engine-no-3834_Keene-CA.html
On September 30th torrential rains flooded Tehachapi Creek, undermining the tracks under Santa Fe Engine No. 3834 which was waiting out the storm about ½ mile east of Woodward Station. The engine disappeared into the raging water below. It re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7OU_tehachapi-pass-railroad-line_Gettysburg-CA.html
In front of you is the world famous Tehachapi Loop which is about halfway upgrade to the Tehachapi Pass. This steep line averages 2.2% in gradient in its 28 miles of length. This feat of civil engineering genius was crowning achievement of civil e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7OQ_tehachapi-loop_Rancho-Cordova-CA.html
From this spot may be seen a portion of the world-renowned "Loop." It was completed in 1876 under the direction of William Hood, Southern Pacific Railroad Engineer. In gaining elevation around central hill of loop a 4000 foot train will cross 77 f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM751_peter-lebec_Lebec-CA.html
Although little is known about Peter Lebec, it is believed that he was killed by a grizzly bear, and buried under this tree. His epitaph was originally carved into the tree.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12J_fort-tejon_Lebec-CA.html
This military post was established by the United States Army on June 24, 1854, to suppress stock rustling and for the protection of Indians in the San Joaquin Valley. As regimental headquarters of the First Dragoons, Fort Tej?n was an important mi…