HAVILAH
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NAME: Havilah
COUNTY: Kern ROADS: 2WD GRID: 3 CLIMATE: Desert Mountain, Hot Summer, Cold Winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring or fall |
COMMENTS:
10 miles south of lake isabella
on caliente-bodfish rd. See the courthouse and schoolhouse replicas.With
things from the1860`s REMAINS: Two buildings partialystanding Comercial bldg & a brewery |
| In early 1864 gold was discovered on clear creek. A minning town came to be- Havilah. Mining and trading interests in Los Angeles and San Francisco caused a road to be built from Los Angeles through Havilah, Visalia, and on to San Francisco.On April 12th 1866 it was voted on and decided at Havilah to form a new county-Kern. Before Kern County the area was part L.A. County and part Tulare County. Havilah became the county seatIn it`s hey-day Havilah boasted of a population of near 2000 souls and 187 busines buildings. In 1874 Bakersfield stole the seat away with a vote of only 32 vots ahead of Havilah. The election was contested but of no avail.After 1874 the town slowely became deserted. Now it`s redidence are mostly retired people or ranchers. For more info call Carl Triplett @ 805 867-2643 Submitted by: Carl Triplett |
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