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.