Kern River Slough, California

Kern River Slough is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1]

Kern River Slough
Former settlement
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Reference no.588

It was located on the Kern River Slough, a distributary of the Kern River, in the San Joaquin Valley. The site is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lamont.[1]

Kern River Slough Station

Kern River Slough Station was a stagecoach stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division route from 1858 to 1861.[1] The Butterfield Overland Mail (1857-1861) site is now registered California Historical Landmark #588.[2]

The California Historical Landmark reads:

NO. 588 KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION - Just south of this point stood the Kern River Slough Station on the Butterfield Overland Stage route. 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 War.[2]

See also

References

  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1059. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. "Kern River Slough". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.



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