Former settlement in California, United States
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 site is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of
Lamont .
[1]
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
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a b 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 ^
a b
"Kern River Slough" . Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07 .
35°15′35″N 118°58′3″W / 35.25972°N 118.96750°W / 35.25972; -118.96750
San Francisco – Western terminus and 1st Division headquarters, located in downtown San Francisco.
Clarks's Station – Located 12 miles south of San Francisco in what is now
San Bruno .
Sun Water Station – Located 9 miles south of Clarks Station in what is now
San Mateo .
Redwood City – Located 9 miles south of Sun Water Station.
Mountain View Station – Located 12 miles south of Redwood City.
San Jose Station – Located 11 miles south of Mountain View Station in the city of
San Jose .
Seventeen Mile House – Located 17 miles south of San Jose.
Gilroy Station – Located 13 miles south of Seventeen Mile House in what is now
Gilroy, California .
Pacheco Pass Station – Located 18 miles east of Gilroy near the top of
Pacheco Pass .
St. Louis Ranch – Located 17 miles east of Pacheco Pass.
Lone Willow Station – Located 18 miles east of St. Louis Ranch near
Los Banos .
Temple's Ranch – Located 13 miles southeast of Lone Willow Station near
Dos Palos .
Firebaugh's Ferry – Located 15 miles southeast of Temples Ranch, on the
San Joaquin River .
Fresno City – Located 19 miles southeast of Firebaugh's Ferry.
Elkhorn Spring Station – Located 22 miles east of Fresno City near present-day
Riverdale .
Whitmore's Ferry – Located 17 miles southeast of Elkhorn Spring Station on the
Kings River .
Head of Cross Creek Station – Located 15 miles southeast of Whitmore's Ferry.
Visalia – Located 12 miles southeast of Cross Creek Station.
Packwood Station – Located 12 miles east of Visalia.
Tule River Station – Located 14 miles south of Packwood Station.
Fountain Spring Station – Located 14 miles southeast of Tule River Station.
Mountain House – Located 12 miles south of Fountain Spring Station.
Posey Creek Station – Located 15 miles southwest of Mountain House, on
Posey (Poso) Creek .
Gordon's Ferry (Kern River Station) – Located 10 miles south of Posey Creek Station on the
Kern River just above present-day
Bakersfield .
Kern River Slough Station – Located 12 miles south of Gordons Ferry.
Sink of Tejon Station – Located 14 miles southwest of Kern River Slough Station.
Fort Tejon – Located 15 miles southwest of Sink of Tejon Station, north of and below the summit of
Tejon Pass .
Reed's Station – Located 8 miles southeast of Fort Tejon, near, to the south of the summit of the Tejon Pass.
French John's Station – Located 14 miles east southeast of Reeds Station, in the vicinity of the mouth of Cow Springs Creek Canyon.
Mud Spring , a later station operating in 1860, 14 miles east from French Johns and 13 miles north from Clayton's Station (formerly Widow Smith's Station). [1]
Widow Smith's Station (Clayton's Station, Major Gordon's Station) – Located 24 miles from French John's Station, in upper
San Francisquito Canyon near
Green Valley .
King's Station – Located 10 miles south of Widow Smith's Station in lower San Francisquito Canyon.
Hart's Station or
Lyons Station – Located 12 miles south of King's Station, in
Santa Clarita .
Lopez Station – Located 81 ⁄2 San Fernando Valley north of
Mission San Fernando Rey de España .
Cahuenga Station – Located 12 miles southeast of Mission San Fernando, in
Cahuenga Pass , of the
Santa Monica Mountains . The first station of the 1st Division, it was located 12 miles northwest of
Los Angeles . Source:
"List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of the Route" (PDF) . New York Times. October 14, 1858.
[1]
Notes of a Trip to Los Angeles No. 1, Daily Alta California, Volume 12, Number 3888, 5 October 1860 — Page 1
