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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGV9_weill-house_Bakersfield-CA.html
Built on the southeast corner of 17th and H Streets in Bakersfield in 1882, Alphonse and Henrietta Weill's house was considered "modern" for its day because of the high ceilings, long hallway, and indoor plumbing.
In 1870, Alphonse Weill migrat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGUK_gazebo_Bakersfield-CA.html
A gazebo is a common garden structure often found in warm climates to provide shade.
Dairy owner Christian Mattly built this gazebo next to a dormitory for students enrolled in courses at the Kern County High School farm around 1905.
Student…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGTD_joss-house_Bakersfield-CA.html
The Chinese community was an early and significant element of the population of Kern County.
Chinese immigrants contributed to the social, economic and industrial growth of Kern County by mining, farming, building railroads, and owning business…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGT5_miller-and-lux-survey-office_Bakersfield-CA.html
Large scale farming and ranching was needed to supply the restaurants and grocery stores in fast-growing cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles in the late 1800s.
Henry Miller and Charles Lux purchased large areas of land throughout the west…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGT4_drug-store_Bakersfield-CA.html
Treatment for illness and the maintenance of good health were important for the success of a new community.
Early pharmacists compounded prescription medicine with mortars and pestles, made their own pills, and sold popular patent medicines, wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGQ2_sonora-service-station_Bakersfield-CA.html
The popularity of the automobile created an increasing demand for petroleum products, like gasoline, in the early 1900s.
Americans were suddenly able to travel to new destinations faster and easier than ever before, thus requiring new services…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGP1_wells-fargo-company-express-office_Bakersfield-CA.html
The discovery of gold in California in 1849 started one of the greatest migrations in American history.
After moving west to seek their fortune in California, people living in mining camps had to travel long distances to a large city to send or…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGOR_kern-county-vietnam-war-memorial_Bakersfield-CA.html
To The More Than 14,000Men and WomenFrom Kern CountyWho Served In Vietnam?And To Those Who GaveThe Ultimate Sacrifice?You Are Not ForgottenWind Beneath My Wings1963Clayton A. Fannin1965Larry S. Pierce ∙ Harry E. Thomas M.I.A. ∙ Edward …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGOH_bena-depot_Bakersfield-CA.html
Situated at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, Kern County was part of a natural corridor for a railroad running between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Southern Pacific Railroad began laying track southward from San Francisco thro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGOF_photographers-studio_Bakersfield-CA.html
The invention of photography and mass production of photographic prints brought images of never before seen people, places and events into American homes.
By the 1850s, people could obtain a photograph depicting their exact likeness at an affor…