Glennville Adobe
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elrojo14
N 35° 43.595 W 118° 42.042
11S E 346185 N 3954956
Kern County's oldest residence. Built before Civil War by Thomas Fitzgerald as trading post at junction of two Indian trails. Present Greenhorn Road follows east - west trail (later McFarlane Toll Road) to Kern River mining districts.
Waymark Code: WMP10E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2015
Views: 3
Kern County's oldest residence. Built before Civil War by Thomas Fitzgerald as trading post at junction of two Indian trails. Present Greenhorn Road follows east - west trail (later McFarlane Toll Road) to Kern River mining districts. Town named in 1857 after James Madison Glenn, an early settler.
State Registered Landmark No.495
Building and land donated to Kern County by
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Duval
Marker placed by California State Division of Beaches and Parks in cooperation with Kern County Historical Society, El Tejon Parlor No.239 N.D.G.W., Kern County Museum
Dedicated March 23, 1952
Marker Number: 495.00
Marker Name: Glennville Adobe
County: Kern
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 03/23/1952
Location:
Kern Co Fire Dept, Glennville Substation, on State Hwy 155 (P.M. 40.2), Glennville
Website: [Web Link]
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