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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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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...
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- 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....
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- Thu Jul 17, 2008 16:19:41 PDT
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Want to learn a bit about Bakersfield's history? Our interactive timeline is a fast and fun way to learn about the city! (WARNING: Timeline will load slowly, but is worth the short wait!)
Start your own timeline at...
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- Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:07:24 PDT
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Fort Tejon, established by Gen. Edward F. Beale on Aug. 10, 1854. The fort was established to protect and control the Indians who were living on the Sebastian Indian Reservation, and to protect both the Indians and white settlers from...
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- Fri Jul 27, 2007 15:13:09 PDT
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Allensworth is the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. In 1908, a group of black Americans led by U.S. Army Col. Allen Allensworth, a former slave, established a small farming community...
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- Mon Jul 23, 2007 15:13:58 PDT
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Tejon Ranch Company is the largest private landowner in California. It was incorporated in 1936 to organise the ownership of a large tract of land originally comprised of four Mexican land grants, and began ranching in the 1840's. It now...
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- Mon Jul 16, 2007 17:59:11 PDT
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Bakersfield has a rich heritage that goes back 8,000 years to the Yokut Indians who were the first people to settle in the San Joaquin Valley. The valley was plentiful with lakes and rivers. Some of the early explorers of the land were...
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- Mon Jul 16, 2007 17:57:25 PDT
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Featured
A 40-mile stretch of I-5 from Los Angeles to Kern Counties is famous for its name -- and its claim to fame.
In Northern California, the word “grapevine” means one thing to most people. In Southern California,...
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- Mon Jul 9, 2007 10:01:01 PDT
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Check out these vintage photos of Bakersfield in the 50s & 60s! This is a rare glimpse at how the city used to be.
Double click on the image to open up the large view and view the entire collection, complete with...
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- Mon Jul 9, 2007 09:58:01 PDT
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Bakersfield at the turn of the century...last century that is!
Use the arrows on the photo box to scroll to view our collection. Double click on the image to open the large photo viewer and see photo comments.
Do you have any photos...
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- Mon Jul 9, 2007 09:53:11 PDT
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