California Historical Landmarks in Kern County facts for kids

Properties and districts listed as California Historical Landmarks within Kern County.

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Listings

Image		Landmark name	Location	City or town	Summary
	652	20 Mule Team Borax Terminus	16246 Sierra Hwy 35°03′24″N 118°10′31″W / 35.056767°N 118.17525°W / 35.056767; -118.17525 (20 Mule Team Borax Terminus)	Mojave
	741	Bealville	Bealville Rd. 35°16′19″N 118°37′34″W / 35.271917°N 118.626217°W / 35.271917; -118.626217 (Bealville)	Caliente
	504	Buena Vista Refinery	Hwy 33 & LoKern Rd. 35°23′52″N 119°39′54″W / 35.3977°N 119.665°W / 35.3977; -119.665 (Buena Vista Refinery)	McKittrick
	492	Buttonwillow Tree	Buttonwillow Dr. 35°24′25″N 119°28′27″W / 35.406867°N 119.474217°W / 35.406867; -119.474217 (Buttonwillow Tree)	Buttonwillow
	757	Caliente	35°17′26″N 118°37′36″W / 35.2905°N 118.626683°W / 35.2905; -118.626683 (Caliente)	Caliente
	376	California Standard Oil Well 1	McKittrick Oil Field 35°17′54″N 119°38′02″W / 35.2982027777778°N 119.634011111111°W / 35.2982027777778; -119.634011111111 (California Standard Oil Well 1)	McKittrick
	742	Campsite of Edward M. Kern	Old Isabella Road Recreation Area 35°38′58″N 118°27′30″W / 35.649583°N 118.458233°W / 35.649583; -118.458233 (Campsite of Edward M. Kern)	Lake Isabella
	382	Colonel Thomas Baker Memorial	Bakersfield City Hall 35°22′23″N 119°01′10″W / 35.37305°N 119.019317°W / 35.37305; -119.019317 (Colonel Thomas Baker Memorial)	Bakersfield
	476	Desert Spring	Pappas Ranch on Pappas Rd. 35°18′06″N 117°57′15″W / 35.301783°N 117.95425°W / 35.301783; -117.95425 (Desert Spring)	Cantil
	290	Discovery well of Kern River Oilfield	Round Mountain Rd. 35°25′42″N 118°57′17″W / 35.4282°N 118.95485°W / 35.4282; -118.95485 (Discovery well of Kern River Oilfield)	Bakersfield	Appointment must be made to view.
	291	Fages-Zalvidea Crossing	State Hwy 166 35°03′33″N 119°04′00″W / 35.059233°N 119.066583°W / 35.059233; -119.066583 (Fages-Zalvidea Crossing)	Bakersfield
	129	Fort Tejon	Fort Tejón State Historic Park 34°52′24″N 118°53′44″W / 34.873233°N 118.8955°W / 34.873233; -118.8955 (Fort Tejon)	Lebec	Also on the NRHP list as NPS-71000140
	766	Freeman Junction	Historic district 35°36′07″N 117°54′26″W / 35.602067°N 117.907217°W / 35.602067; -117.907217 (Freeman Junction)	Inyokern
	631	Garcés Baptismal Site	State Hwy 155 35°44′48″N 118°55′34″W / 35.746712°N 118.926144°W / 35.746712; -118.926144 (Garcés Baptismal Site)	Woody
	277	Garcés Circle	Chester Ave & 30th St. 35°23′13″N 119°01′08″W / 35.387°N 119.019°W / 35.387; -119.019 (Garcés Circle)	Bakersfield
	671	Site of the town of Garlock	Historic district 35°24′09″N 117°47′26″W / 35.402417°N 117.79045°W / 35.402417; -117.79045 (Site of the town of Garlock)	Randsburg
	495	Glennville Adobe	Kern County Fire Department Glennville Substation 35°43′36″N 118°42′02″W / 35.726667°N 118.700633°W / 35.726667; -118.700633 (Glennville Adobe)	Glennville
	137	Gordon's Ferry	Kern River 35°25′29″N 118°58′05″W / 35.4248°N 118.968067°W / 35.4248; -118.968067 (Gordon's Ferry)	Bakersfield
	100	Havilah	Miller St. & Kern River Canyon Rd. 35°31′06″N 118°30′59″W / 35.5182°N 118.5163°W / 35.5182; -118.5163 (Havilah)	Caliente
	457	Indian Wells	Indian Wells Lodge, 2565 Aerospace Highway 35°40′04″N 117°52′20″W / 35.667867°N 117.87235°W / 35.667867; -117.87235 (Indian Wells)	Inyokern
	588	Kern River Slough Station	Panama Rd. 35°15′35″N 118°58′03″W / 35.259722°N 118.9675°W / 35.259722; -118.9675 (Kern River Slough Station)	Lamont
	132	Kernville	Old Kernville Cemetery, Wofford Rd. 35°43′13″N 118°26′09″W / 35.720217°N 118.435967°W / 35.720217; -118.435967 (Kernville)	Kernville
	98	Keysville	Black Gulch Rd. 35°37′33″N 118°30′39″W / 35.625833°N 118.510833°W / 35.625833; -118.510833 (Keysville)	Lake Isabella
	485	Lakeview Gusher	Petroleum Club Rd. 35°05′29″N 119°24′05″W / 35.091424°N 119.401377°W / 35.091424; -119.401377 (Lakeview Gusher)	Maricopa
	672	Lavers' Crossing	White River & Jack Ranch Rds. 35°44′10″N 118°43′13″W / 35.73605°N 118.7202°W / 35.73605; -118.7202 (Lavers' Crossing)	Glennville
	498	McKittrick Brea Pit	State Hwy 33 and State Hwy 58 35°18′20″N 119°37′21″W / 35.305556°N 119.6225°W / 35.305556; -119.6225 (McKittrick Brea Pit)	McKittrick
	589	Mountain House	Dry Creek on Bakersfield-Glenville Rds. 35°39′52″N 118°54′58″W / 35.664455°N 118.916021°W / 35.664455; -118.916021 (Mountain House)	Woody
	97	Oak Creek Pass	Willow Pass Rd. 35°03′40″N 118°23′19″W / 35.061117°N 118.388667°W / 35.061117; -118.388667 (Oak Creek Pass)	Tehachapi
	643	Old Town (Tehachapi)	Old Town Rd. & Woodford-Tehachapi Rd. 35°07′56″N 118°26′56″W / 35.132222°N 118.448889°W / 35.132222; -118.448889 (Old Town (Tehachapi))	Tehachapi
	371	Outermost point in the South San Joaquin Valley visited by Padre Garcés in 1776	Saint Thomas the Apostle Church 35°12′29″N 118°49′17″W / 35.20805°N 118.821383°W / 35.20805; -118.821383 (Outermost point in the South San Joaquin Valley visited by Padre Garcés in 1776)	Arvin	Located in the courtyard of the church
	278	Place where Francisco Garcés crossed the Kern River	State Hwy 178 and Rancheria Rd. 35°24′58″N 118°49′59″W / 35.416249°N 118.833187°W / 35.416249; -118.833187 (Place where Francisco Garcés crossed the Kern River)	Bakersfield
	660	Point on the Jedediah Smith Trail	Old Bena & Tower Line Rd. 35°19′56″N 118°48′24″W / 35.332133°N 118.806583°W / 35.332133; -118.806583 (Point on the Jedediah Smith Trail)	Edison
	539	Posey Creek Station of Butterfield Overland Mail Lines	Bakersfield-Glennville Rd. & Round Mountain Rd. 35°31′50″N 118°57′41″W / 35.530469°N 118.961486°W / 35.530469; -118.961486 (Posey Creek Station of Butterfield Overland Mail Lines)	Bakersfield
	938	Rand Mining District	Kern County Desert Museum 35°22′05″N 117°39′20″W / 35.368067°N 117.655417°W / 35.368067; -117.655417 (Rand Mining District)	Randsburg
	300	Rose Station	Grapevine Rd. & D St. 34°56′29″N 118°55′57″W / 34.941383°N 118.932583°W / 34.941383; -118.932583 (Rose Station)	Lebec
	133	Sebastian Indian Reservation	Grapevine Rd. & D St. 34°56′29″N 118°55′57″W / 34.941383°N 118.932583°W / 34.941383; -118.932583 (Sebastian Indian Reservation)	Lebec
	1022	Shafter Cotton Research Station	17053 Shafter Avenue 35°31′57″N 119°16′41″W / 35.53245°N 119.278067°W / 35.53245; -119.278067 (Shafter Cotton Research Station)	Shafter	Also on the NRHP list as NPS-97001211
	540	Sinks of Tejon	David and Wheeler Ridge Rds. 35°05′34″N 118°54′54″W / 35.092833°N 118.91505°W / 35.092833; -118.91505 (Sinks of Tejon)	Mettler
	923	Site of the flight of the Gossamer Condor	Shafter Airport 35°30′00″N 119°10′54″W / 35.500117°N 119.181633°W / 35.500117; -119.181633 (Site of the flight of the Gossamer Condor)	Shafter
	690	Site of the last home of Alexis Godey	414 19th St. 35°22′35″N 119°00′29″W / 35.376264°N 119.008042°W / 35.376264; -119.008042 (Site of the last home of Alexis Godey)	Bakersfield
	732	Site of the home of Elisha Stevens	W. Columbus & Isla Verde Sts. 35°23′50″N 119°00′21″W / 35.3973°N 119.0059°W / 35.3973; -119.0059 (Site of the home of Elisha Stevens)	Bakersfield
	508	Tehachapi Loop	Old State Highway 35°12′03″N 118°32′13″W / 35.20085°N 118.53681°W / 35.20085; -118.53681 (Tehachapi Loop)	Tehachapi
	283	Top of Grapevine Pass where Don Pedro Fages passed in 1772	34°50′03″N 118°51′56″W / 34.834111°N 118.865661°W / 34.834111; -118.865661 (Top of Grapevine Pass where Don Pedro Fages passed in 1772)	Lebec
	374	Tulamniu Indian Site	SE of Blockhouse #BV4	Taft
	99	Walker's Pass	State Hwy 178 35°39′46″N 118°01′37″W / 35.662817°N 118.02685°W / 35.662817; -118.02685 (Walker's Pass)	Onyx	Also on the NRHP list as NPS-66000210
	581	Well 2-6	Broadway Ave 35°10′47″N 119°32′56″W / 35.1797°N 119.5489°W / 35.1797; -119.5489 (Well 2-6)	Fellows	Marker is across the street from Fellows Park
	130	Willow Springs	Manly Rd. 34°52′38″N 118°17′51″W / 34.8773°N 118.297517°W / 34.8773; -118.297517 (Willow Springs)	Rosamond