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⚫ | }}'''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" /> |
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'''Kern River Slough''' is a former settlement in [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], [[California]].<ref name=CGN /> |
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It was located on the [[Kern River Slough]], a distributary of the [[Kern River]], in the [[San Joaquin Valley]]. The site is {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of [[Lamont, California|Lamont]].<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1059}}</ref> |
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==Kern River Slough Station== |
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⚫ | '''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 /> 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> |
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The California Historical Landmark reads: |
Latest revision as of 03:43, 26 February 2024
Kern River Slough Station | |
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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