10/7/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
On 19th St, in Mill Creek Linear Park, E of R St, Bakersfield - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
10/7/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/7/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 22.58, W 119 0.493
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Last Home of Alexis Godey
Near this site stood the last home of Alexis Godey, frontiersman and scout. Born in St.Louis, Mo. in 1818, he acted as guide for John C. Fremont's expedition through the Kern area in 1843-44, and was honored for his services at the Battle of San Pascual in 1846. Moving here in 1883, Godey died January 19, 1889.