Walker's Pass
Description:
Discovered by Joseph R. Walker, American trail-blazer who left the San Joaquin Valley through this pass in 1834. This area was traversed by topographer Edward M. Kern, after whom the Kern River was named, while accompanying the Fremont expedition of 1845. After 1860 it became a mining freight route to Owens Valley.
LocationMem:
On Isabella Walker Pass Road (State Route 178) , Onyx, (On the right when traveling east)
Institution:
Bakersfield Parlor No. 42 N.S.G.W., El Tejon Parlor No. 239 N.S.G.W., and Kern County Chamber of Commerce.(Marker Number 99.)
Official/Unofficial:
Official (Historical Marker Database)
Date of Dedication:
1937
Place Location:
