Kern River Slough (Station): Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
create |
Removed the mistaken statement that there was a settlement built around the station. |
||
(22 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox settlement |
|||
'''Kern River Slough''' is a former settlement in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]].<ref name=CGN /> It was located {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of [[Lamont, California|Lamont]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1059}}</ref> |
|||
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |
|||
<!-- Basic info ----------------> |
|||
|name = Kern River Slough Station |
|||
|other_name = |
|||
|native_name = |
|||
|nickname = |
|||
|settlement_type =Former settlement |
|||
|image_skyline = |
|||
|imagesize = |
|||
|image_caption = |
|||
|pushpin_map = |
|||
|pushpin_label_position = |
|||
|pushpin_mapsize = |
|||
|pushpin_map_caption = |
|||
<!-- Location ------------------> |
|||
|subdivision_type = Country |
|||
|subdivision_name =[[United States]] |
|||
|subdivision_type1 = State |
|||
|subdivision_name1 = [[California]] |
|||
|subdivision_type2 =County |
|||
|subdivision_name2 = [[Kern County, California|Kern County]] |
|||
|subdivision_type3 = |
|||
|subdivision_name3 = |
|||
|<!-- Politics -----------------> |
|||
|established_title = <!-- Settled --> |
|||
|established_date = |
|||
|coordinates = |
|||
|elevation_footnotes = |
|||
|elevation_m = |
|||
|elevation_ft = |
|||
|footnotes = |
|||
{{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=California|designation1_number=588}} |
|||
}}'''Kern River Slough Station''' was a stagecoach stop on the [[Butterfield Overland Mail in California|Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division]] route from 1858 to 1861.<ref name="CGN">{{California's Geographic Names|1059}}</ref> The [[Butterfield Overland Mail]] (1857-1861) site is now registered [[California Historical Landmark]] #588.<ref name="CHL">{{cite ohp|588|Kern River Slough|2012-10-07}}</ref> The site is {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of [[Lamont, California|Lamont]].<ref name="CGN" /> |
|||
The California Historical Landmark reads: |
|||
Kern River Slough was a station on the [[Butterfield Overland Stage]] route from 1858 to 1861.<ref name=CGN /> |
|||
:''NO. 588 KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION - 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.''<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|588|Kern River Slough|2012-10-07}}</ref> |
|||
==See also== |
|||
*[[Butterfield Overland Mail in California]] |
|||
* [[California Historical Landmarks in Kern County]] |
|||
*[[California Historical Landmark]] |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
{{coord|35|15|35|N|118|58|3|W|display=title}} |
|||
{{Butterfield1}} |
|||
{{Kern County, California}} |
{{Kern County, California}} |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
{{Clear}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Butterfield Overland Mail in California]] |
|||
[[Category:Kern River]] |
|||
[[Category:California Historical Landmarks]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:1858 establishments in California]] |
|||
[[Category:Stagecoach stops in the United States]] |
|||
{{KernCountyCA-geo-stub}} |
{{KernCountyCA-geo-stub}} |
Latest revision as of 03:43, 26 February 2024
Kern River Slough Station | |
---|---|
Former settlement | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Reference no. | 588 |
Kern River Slough Station was a stagecoach stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division route from 1858 to 1861.[1] The Butterfield Overland Mail (1857-1861) site is now registered California Historical Landmark #588.[2] The site is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lamont.[1]
The California Historical Landmark reads:
- NO. 588 KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION - 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.[2]
See also
[edit]- Butterfield Overland Mail in California
- California Historical Landmarks in Kern County
- California Historical Landmark
References
[edit]- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1059. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ a b "Kern River Slough". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
35°15′35″N 118°58′3″W / 35.25972°N 118.96750°W