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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KJ7_don-jose-jesus-j-j-lopez_Bakersfield-CA.html
This gentleman deserves so much more than a simple grave marker saying, "Father - Joseph J. Lopez - 1852 - 1939". The man's true name was José Jesús Lopez (or J. J.). Among other things he was in charge of all of the animals on Rancho El T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11Q6_enternal-flame_Bakersfield-CA.html
We saluteAll VeteransWho Lie InGod'sQuiet Gardenor Beneath HisMurmuring Waves
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/HMZHH_pablo-galtes-union-cemetery_Bakersfield-CA.html
Pablo Galtes facilitated the establishment of the Catholic community of Bakersfield in the early 1870's. The first Mass celebrated in Bakersfield was said in the back of Pablo's store located on 19th Street near Chester Avenue. (Eleven family memb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYVF_sinks-of-the-tejon_Bakersfield-CA.html
Six miles east of this point was the site of the Butterfield Stage Line station Sinks of Tej?n. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-61, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGKB_kern-river-slough_Bakersfield-CA.html
Just south of this point stood the Butterfield Overland Stage site known as Kern River Slough. 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…
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