Garcés Baptismal Site!

Garcés Baptismal Site
Landmark #631 Kern County Visited: January 21, 2013 Plaque?  NO. 🙁
What is it? A plundered plaque base by the side of the road!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: Three miles north of this point was the site of the first recorded Christian baptism in the San Joaquin Valley. On May 23, 1776, Padre Francisco Garcés, earliest non-Indian in this area, baptized an Indian boy whom he called Muchachito at a Yokuts Rancheria in Grizzly Gulch.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of the Kern County Historical Society!
  • Donate to the Native Daughters of the Golden West!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
On State Hwy 155 (P.M. 18.8)
7.7 mi W of Woody, CA 93215

ANNOTATIONS:
That’s equally 7.7 miles east of the intersection of Garcés Highway and All American City Highway!

From Los Angeles: ~153mi (247km) — 2.6hrs
From Sacramento: ~269mi (433km) — 4.5hrs
From San Diego: ~266mi (429km) — 4.5hrs
From San Francisco: ~281mi (453km) — 4.7hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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