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| Landmark #300 | Kern County | Visited: January 26, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A dual plaque setup! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: From 1853 to 1875 this site, originally a vaquero camp of the Sebastian Indian Reservation, was known as Rancho Canoa (“trough”). In 1875, William B. Rose built an adobe stage station on the site of the Overland Mail way station established 1858. Rose Station was a stockmen’s headquarters, post office, and polling place.
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: NE corner of Grapevine Rd and D St, 7.0 mi S of Mettler, CA ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~81mi (131km) — 1.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |