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| Landmark #660 | Kern County | Visited: January 26, 2013 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | A plaque base in an orange orchard! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: About February 1, 1827, Jedediah Strong Smith, first American to reach Mexican California overland, passed near this spot with his party of fur trappers. From San Gabriel Mission, the group was en route north to a land reported teeming with “plenty of Beaver.” Smith and his men were trailblazers whose exploits soon led to the American conquest of California.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SE corner of Old Bena and Tower Line Rds 3.6 mi E of Edison, CA 93203 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~129mi (208km) — 2.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |