California Historical Resources
California's historical resources represent the contributions and collective human experiences of a diversified population spanning 10,000-12,000 years of occupancy in California. This rich heritage is embodied in the cultural and historical landscapes of California as evidenced by archaeological remains, historic buildings, traditional customs, tangible artifacts, historical documents, and public records extant in California. All these evidences of the past contribute to the sum total of California's history. Such historical resources provide continuity with our past and enhance our quality of life.
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Date Listed | City (County) |
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| 20-MULE-TEAM BORAX TERMINUS (652) | 7/1/1958 | Mojave (Kern) | ||||
| BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA BUILDING (N1182) | 3/10/1983 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| BANDIT ROCK (N397) | 10/31/1975 | Inyokern (Kern) | ||||
| BEALVILLE (741) | 7/5/1960 | Caliente (Kern) | ||||
| BUENA VISTA REFINERY (504) | 7/31/1953 | McKittrick (Kern) | ||||
| BURRO SCHMIDT'S TUNNEL (N2198) | 3/20/2003 | Ridgecrest (Kern) | ||||
| BUTTONWILLOW TREE (492) | 10/8/1951 | Buttonwillow (Kern) | ||||
| CALIENTE (757) | 2/15/1961 | Caliente (Kern) | ||||
| CALIFORNIA STANDARD OIL WELL 1 (376) | 11/7/1941 | McKittrick (Kern) | ||||
| CAMPSITE OF EDWARD M. KERN (742) | 7/5/1960 | Lake IsabelIa (Kern) | ||||
| CLAY PITS (P88) | 6/4/1968 | Rosamond (Kern) | ||||
| COLONEL THOMAS BAKER MEMORIAL (382) | 1/3/1944 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| DESERT SPRING (476) | 11/30/1950 | Cantil (Kern) | ||||
| DISCOVERY WELL OF KERN RIVER OILFIELD (290) | 6/27/1938 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| ERREA HOUSE (N1986) | 7/29/1997 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| FAGES-ZALVIDEA CROSSING (291) | 6/27/1938 | Mettler (Kern) | ||||
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (N739) | 1/2/1979 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| FORT TAFT (P559) | 12/19/1980 | Taft (Kern) | ||||
| FORT TEJÓN (129) | 1/31/1934 | Lebec (Kern) | ||||
| FORT, THE (N963) | 7/22/1981 | Taft (Kern) | ||||
| FREEMAN JUNCTION (766) | 11/3/1961 | (Kern) | ||||
| GARCÉS BAPTISMAL SITE (631) | 1/29/1958 | Woody (Kern) | ||||
| GARCÉS CIRCLE (277) | 10/21/1937 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| GLENNVILLE ADOBE (495) | 10/17/1951 | Glennville (Kern) | ||||
| GORDON'S FERRY ON THE KERN RIVER (137) | Bakersfield (Kern) | |||||
| GREEN HOTEL (N1584) | 3/16/1989 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| GREEN HOTEL / HITCHCOCK HOTEL / SHAFTER HOTEL (P678) | 11/28/1986 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| GROSS, COURTLANDT, HOUSE (N1491) | 3/22/1987 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| HAVILAH (100) | 3/29/1933 | Havilah (Kern) | ||||
| INDIAN WELLS (457) | 1/11/1950 | (Kern) | ||||
| JAMESON 17-24 C OIL WELL (P495) | 1/13/1977 | Taft (Kern) | ||||
| JASTRO BUILDING (N1247) | 9/22/1983 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| JOSIE BISHOP MINING CLAIM SITE (P806) | 12/4/1994 | California City (Kern) | ||||
| KERN BRANCH, BEALE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (N949) | 4/1/1981 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| KERN COUNTY MUSEUM AND PIONEER VILLAGE (P558) | 12/19/1980 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION (588) | 5/22/1957 | Lamont (Kern) | ||||
| KERNVILLE (132) | 1/31/1934 | Kernville (Kern) | ||||
| KEYSVILLE (98) | 3/29/1933 | Lake IsabelIa (Kern) | ||||
| LAKEVIEW GUSHER 1 (485) | 8/7/1951 | Maricopa (Kern) | ||||
| LAST CHANCE CANYON (N193) | 12/5/1972 | Johannesburg (Kern) | ||||
| LAVERS CROSSING (672) | 2/16/1959 | Glennville (Kern) | ||||
| LONG CANYON VILLAGE SITE (N858) | 4/14/1980 | South Lake (Kern) | ||||
| McKITTRICK BREA PIT (498) | 12/4/1951 | McKittrick (Kern) | ||||
| MOUNTAIN HOUSE (589) | 5/22/1957 | Woody (Kern) | ||||
| NUESTRA SENORA REINA DE LA PAZ (1056) | 10/8/2013 | (Kern) | ||||
| OAK CREEK PASS (97) | 3/29/1933 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| OLD TOWN (TEHACHAPI) (643) | 4/28/1958 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| OUTERMOST POINT IN THE SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY (VISITED BY PADRE GARCÉS IN 1776) (371) | 9/4/1940 | Arvin (Kern) | ||||
| PLACE WHERE FRANCISCO GARCÉS CROSSED THE KERN RIVER (278) | 10/21/1937 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| POINT ON THE JEDEDIAH SMITH TRAIL (660) | 9/26/1958 | Edison (Kern) | ||||
| POSEY STATION OF BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL LINES (539) | 9/14/1955 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| RAND MINING DISTRICT (938) | 1/15/1981 | Randsburg (Kern) | ||||
| ROGERS DRY LAKE (N1384) | 10/3/1985 | Mojave Desert (Kern) | ||||
| ROSE STATION (300) | 5/1/1939 | Mettler (Kern) | ||||
| SANTA FE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT DEPOT (N995) | 1/19/1982 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| SEBASTIAN INDIAN RESERVATION (133) | 1/31/1934 | Mettler (Kern) | ||||
| SHAFTER COTTON RESEARCH STATION (1022) | 3/3/1997 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| SHAFTER RESEARCH STATION (N1995) | 10/17/1997 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| SINKS OF THE TEJÓN, ALSO KNOWN AS ALAMO, STATION OF BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL LINES (540) | 9/14/1955 | Mettler (Kern) | ||||
| SITE OF THE FLIGHT OF THE GOSSAMER CONDOR (923) | 10/15/1978 | Shafter (Kern) | ||||
| SITE OF THE HOME OF ELISHA STEVENS (732) | 4/8/1960 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| SITE OF THE LAST HOME OF ALEXIS GODEY (690) | 7/31/1959 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| SITE OF THE TOWN OF GARLOCK (671) | 12/1/1958 | Cantil (Kern) | ||||
| STANDARD OIL BUILDING, JASTRO BUILDING (P607) | 1/14/1983 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| TEHACHAPI LOOP (508) | 8/26/1953 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| TEHACHAPI RAILROAD DEPOT (N2070) | 10/20/1999 | Tehachapi (Kern) | ||||
| TEVIS BLOCK (N1272) | 3/29/1984 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| TOMO-KAHNI (1054) | 8/28/2014 | (Kern) | ||||
| TOP OF GRAPEVINE PASS, WHERE DON PEDRO FAGES PASSED IN 1772 (283) | 1/8/1938 | Lebec (Kern) | ||||
| TULAMNIU INDIAN S (374) | 9/6/1941 | Taft (Kern) | ||||
| TWENTY MULE TEAM ROAD (P91) | 6/7/1968 | California City (Kern) | ||||
| UNION ICE HOUSE (P592) | 6/9/1982 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| WALKER BASIN (P677) | 11/28/1986 | Caliente (Kern) | ||||
| WALKER'S PASS (99) | 3/29/1933 | (Kern) | ||||
| WASCO UNION HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM (N1991) | 9/30/1997 | Wasco (Kern) | ||||
| WEEDPATCH CAMP (N1929) | 1/22/1996 | Bakersfield (Kern) | ||||
| WELL, 2-6 (581) | 5/1/1957 | Fellows (Kern) | ||||
| WILLOW SPRINGS (130) | 1/31/1934 | Rosamond (Kern) | ||||
| WILLOW SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (P819) | 2/9/1996 | Rosamond (Kern) |