Point of Historical Interest
Originally called "The Park" due to its characteristics, the area, according to the present day historical experts, was named Walker's Basin, sometime in the 1860's after George Walker, its first settler. Early history books indicate, however, that the area was named after Joseph Reddefford Walker, early explorer and trapper, who came into present day Kern County in 1834 as part of the Bonneville Expedition into the Rocky Mountains.| HM Number | HMYZ6 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | KER - 008 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 11:50am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 366538 N 3918407 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.40011667, -118.46970000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 24.007', W 118° 28.182' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 24' 0.42" N, 118° 28' 10.92" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 661 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 18563-18575 Walker Basin Rd, Central City CA 93518, US |
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