1/6/2019

Landmark information

  • Location:
    SW corner of intersection of David and Wheeler Ridge Rds, 6.0 mi NE of Mettler
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    10/07/1996
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    1/6/2019
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 35 5.571, W 118 54.906

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Sinks of the Tejon
Six miles east of this point was the site of the Butterfield Stage Line station called Sinks of Tejon. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.