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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KHP_kern-county-hospital_Bakersfield-CA.html
In 1875 a one story wooden building was erected here facing G Street in a swampy area. Facilities were primitive. Cost of the structure was $1,400.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DN7_kern-county-veterans_Bakersfield-CA.html
In honor and memory of the brave men andwomen who served in the Armed Forces of theUnited States of America.
Let this "Grove of Honor" serve as a "LivingMemorial" honoring the service and sacrificeof our Veterans.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XR_oildale-waits-drilling-company_Bakersfield-CA.html
In May 1899, Thomas A. Means owned the land where James and Jonathan Elwood discovered oil on the North Bank of the Kern River. They used a hand auger under the edge of the cliff checking for oil, and later moved to the top to drill. Oil surfaced …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XP_oildale-a-100-years-ago_Bakersfield-CA.html
This mural depicts Oildale around 1899, from the bridge to the surrounding oil derricks on the hills.
Oildale was called "Waits" during the oil boom.
To your right is Waits Train Station, on Norris Rd.
Several business sprang up, and even…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HJ_bungalow_Bakersfield-CA.html
The bungalow style home was popular throughout California and across the country in the early years of the 1900s because of its simplistic design and low cost.
People migrating to California often had very limited resources and would first live…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11Q6_enternal-flame_Bakersfield-CA.html
We saluteAll VeteransWho Lie InGod'sQuiet Gardenor Beneath HisMurmuring Waves
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11Q4_bakersfield-californian_Bakersfield-CA.html
Home ofThe Bakersfield CalifornianErected byAlfred Harrell1925
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11BX_captain-elisha-stephens_Bakersfield-CA.html
Elisha Stephens was born in South Carolina in 1804 and moved to Georgia with his family at a young age.However, he was to spend most of the first half of his life in the frontier lands bordering the Missouri River. Like many other Americans of his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11AI_standard-oil-company-building_Bakersfield-CA.html
Constructed in 1917 by Henry Jastro, this building is listed on both The National Register of Historic Buildings and the The Register of Historic Places by the Bakersfield City Council. It originally housed the executive offices of Standard Oil Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11AH_weills-department-store_Bakersfield-CA.html
Alphonse Weill came from France to Havilah in 1870 and moved to Bakersfield in 1872, was employed by merchant Jacob Weil (No Relation), and became his partner in 1873. Subsequently Weill acquired the business and named it Weill's Department Store.…