6/12/2004
Landmark information
- Location:
SW side of Kern River bridge, on China Loop, 1000 ft S of Round Mountain Rd, Bakersfield - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/22/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/12/2004 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 25.479, W 118 58.073
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Gordons Ferry
Gordons Ferry was an overhead cable type of ferry operated during the 1850's by Major Gordon. An adobe station house was located on the south bank of Kern River, just a few yards to the west of this marker. It was also a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail stage route from 1858 to 1860.