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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGMM_kern-county-korean-war-memorial_Bakersfield-CA.html
[Center Panel:]KoreaThe Forgotten WarJune 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953 33,741 - Americans Killed in Action2,835 - Non-Hostile Deaths103,283 - Americans Wounded────────────γ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGMG_howell-house_Bakersfield-CA.html
In 1891, William Howell hired local carpenter John Singleton to construct this Queen Anne style Victorian home on the northeast corner of 17th and H Streets in Bakersfield. William Howell moved with his parents and sisters from Nebraska to Ker…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLY_l-972-pez-hill-house_Bakersfield-CA.html
Jos? and Mary Lόpez belonged to the first generation of Americans born in California after statehood was granted on September 9, 1850. Jos? Lόpez came to Kern County to raise sheep in 1873. The following year Edward Beale, owner of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLT_kern-county-chamber-of-commerce_Bakersfield-CA.html
The Kern County Chamber of Commerce building was completed in 1928, Chester Avenue was part of State Highway 99, the main north-south route through California. Architect Charles H. Biggar designed this Spanish-style building on land adjacent t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLP_beale-memorial-clock-tower_Bakersfield-CA.html
The Beale Memorial Clock Tower was a gift to the City of Bakersfield from Truxtun Beale in memory of his mother, Mary Edwards Beale. Dedicated on April 2, 1904, the clock tower originally stood in the center of the intersection at Chester Avenu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGLD_jewett-family-kern-county-pioneers_Bakersfield-CA.html
This area was originally a portion of the Jewett Brothers' Ranches. In 1859 Solomon and Philo Jewett walked 2000 miles to present day Kern County. They built the first store in Bakersfield in 1865 and the same year raised the first commercial cott…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJC_colonel-thomas-baker_Bakersfield-CA.html
California Historical LandmarkColonel Thomas BakerCivil Engineer - LawyerFarmer - Soldier1810 - 1872In 1863 Colonel Baker came to this location. A friend to all travelers. His settlement became known at "Baker's Field." This civic center is his dr…
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