10/7/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
On Panama Rd (Co Hwy 244, PM 9.0), 3.1 mi W of Lamont - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
10/7/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/7/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 16.009, W 118 58.124
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Kern River Slough
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 War.