OTHER TIDBITS: Mr. Godey also led the charge at Denny Creek, where the Frémont group was attacked by tribal warriors in the night, destroying a nearby Klamath village that probably had nothing to do with the attack! He was arrested by Andrés Pico after sneaking through enemy lines with Kit Carson and Edward Beale during the Battle of San Pasqual, but was released after Pico’s surrender!

For the rest of his days, Mr. Godey would work odd jobs, as a gold miner, hotel manager, ferry operator, railroad surveyor, interpretor, and finally, cattle rancher! He settled in this section of Bakersfield called Belmont Grove with his fifth wife, 51 years his junior, and ultimately died here from an infected lion scratch (yes, he found and petted a lion)!

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592 19th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301

From Los Angeles: ~115mi (186km) — 2hrs
From Sacramento: ~281mi (453km) — 4.7hrs
From San Diego: ~233mi (375km) — 3.9hrs
From San Francisco: ~283mi (456km) — 4.8hrs