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| Landmark #132 | Kern County | Visited: January 21, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A tall, triangular stone with a plaque on it! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Called Whiskey Flat until 1864, Kernville was founded in 1860 when whiskey dealer Adam Hamilton moved shop here from more temperate Quartzburg, founded earlier that year. Both camps resulted from a discovery by “Lovely” Rogers, who found the Big Blue Ledge while tracking a stray mule from the earlier camp of Keysville.
OTHER TIDBITS: “Lovely” Rogers was a Cherokee prospector from Georgia, so named for really having less than attractive features. He and his unnamed donkey camped at this site, and his donkey wandered off to find a snack of cactus in the hills. After a tough time tracking his donkey, “Lovely” picked up a piece of quartz to hurl at the errant creature, realizing just in time that he had picked up a piece of gold-bearing quartz! The Kinsavvy Mine soon began its operations, and the town of Whiskey Flat sprung up around it! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Old Kernville Cemetery Wofford Rd 2.7 mi SE of Kernville, CA ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~162mi (261km) — 2.7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |