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Demographics, Crime Rate & More
Beale Park
In 1908, Truxtun Beale, the only son of Tejon Ranch owner Lt. Edward F. Beale and wife Mary E. (Edwards) Beale, donated five acres of land on Oleander Avenue for the building of the first...
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- Wed Jul 30, 2008 17:08:28 PDT
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It is an unincorporated town just north of Bakersfield across the Kern River, west of the Kern River Oilfield, and east of Highway 99. The amount of land area in Oildale is 6.4 sq. miles.
Most of the original U-2 spy planes flown out...
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- Wed Jul 30, 2008 17:04:31 PDT
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Kern County public schools: 27,000
Edwards Air Force Base: 11,285
County of Kern: 9,339
Grimmway Enterprises: 6,300
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station: 6,192
Giumarra Vineyards: 4,000
Catholic Healthcare West: 2,952
Esparza...
Posted by admin
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 14:43:15 PDT
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Kern County is a major oil producer. In fact, most of California’s oil production comes from Kern County — 76 percent as of 2006, to be exact.
Here are some highlights of the local oil industry:
• The industry has a...
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- Thu Jul 24, 2008 14:04:56 PDT
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Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base, possibly more famous than Kern County, or even Bakersfield, is much more than an air base. It boasts a bowling alley, fast-food restaurants, ice cream shops and several dining, recreation...
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- Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:23:18 PDT
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City Hostess and Bakersfield Welcome Center: Sharon Martinez, 1005 El Serno Drive, 396-7266, MARTINEZS@bak.rr.com. Tours, lunches, information, relocation information, newcomer’s packet and more.
Bakersfield Convention and...
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- Fri Jul 18, 2008 17:01:34 PDT
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According to the Kern Film Commission, the following films have been credited to Kern County:
Keystone Cops, year unknown, Red Rock Canyon, The Keystone Cops
Opportunity, 1913, Taft ,Fatty Arbuckle
The Cowboy and the...
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- Fri Jul 18, 2008 16:54:18 PDT
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Who built Kern County? Who made it the unique place in America it has become? Buck Owens and Merle Haggard get their share of credit and blame, but Bakersfield and the southern San Joaquin Valley have produced plenty of other notable...
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- Fri Jul 18, 2008 16:15:07 PDT
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1776: On April 26, Franciscan friar Francisco Garces became the first-known European to stand on the present site of Bakersfield.
1827: A 17-man expedition led by Jedediah Smith entered the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley,...
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- Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:32:52 PDT
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When their towns and farms of the Midwest were literally blown away by the dust storms of the 1930s, the Dust Bowl refugees’ only hope of starting new lives was to head west toward California. The Great Depression was in full force...
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- Thu Jul 17, 2008 17:14:48 PDT
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Immigration and agriculture are two keystones for defining Kern County’s heritage and personality.
The farmworkers are a very big component of Kern County. They are the people who create the wealth. We have the largest grape...
Posted by admin
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 17:09:02 PDT
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Kern County wouldn't be what it is today if it weren't for the oil industry. We produce 67 percent of California's oil. If Kern County was a state, we would be fourth in the nation for oil production.
Taxes raised from oil production...
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- Thu Jul 17, 2008 16:25:48 PDT
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What does the Bakersfield Sound mean to me? A funky old Telecaster? Truckers in a smoky room tapping their feet? Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Roy Nichols, Don Rich, Billy Mize? How about all of the above!
Bakersfield is a guitar town....
Posted by admin
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 16:19:41 PDT
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Valley fever
Valley fever is a fungal disease endemic to the San Joaquin Valley, particularly Kern County. It is contracted by breathing in spores released by the fungus, Coccidioides immitis, that grows in local soils. After...
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- Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:56:56 PDT
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The San Joaquin Valley has some of the worst air pollution in the nation due to its climate and geography. Surrounding mountains, stagnant air and high pressure weather systems create a dome-like environment that traps vehicle exhaust,...
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- Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:32:19 PDT
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