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| Landmark #588 | Kern County | Visited: February 18, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A small stone plaque by the side of the road! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Just south of this point stood the Kern River Slough Station on the Butterfield Overland Stage route. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
OTHER TIDBITS: The Kern River slough was a stream running south from Bakersfield to Kern Lake near Arvin! Both Kern Lake and the slough have dried up because farmers have diverted all of the water! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On Panama Rd (Co Hwy 244, P.M. 9.0) 3.1 mi W of Lamont, CA 93307 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~107mi (173km) — 1.8hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |