Indian Wells - CHL No. 457 - Kern County
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fresgo
N 35° 40.072 W 117° 52.342
11S E 421046 N 3947461
Along State Route 14 between State Route 178 and US Route 395.
Waymark Code: WMB6RY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2011
Views: 12
The Plaque reads:
Indian water hole on Joseph R. Walker trail of 1834 where Manly-Jayhawker parties of 1849 found their first water after five days of travel from Argus range. During 1860's was site of stage and freight station from Los Angeles to Coso and Cerro Gordo mines.
State Registered Landmark No. 457
Marker placed by California Centennials Commission in cooperation with Kern County Historical Society. Dedicated on July 9, 1950.
This location should not be confused with Indian Wells, a city in Riverside County. The highway on which this is located is named the "Midland Trail" now State Route 14 it was once signed as US Route 6, the longest highway in the United States. The Indian Wells Lodge is now home a micro brewery - still a watering hole along the old road.