5/6/2009
5/6/2009
Landmark information
- Location:
Entrance to Old Isabella Rd Recreation Area, Hwy 178 (PM 44.8), 2 mi N of town of Lake Isabella - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/21/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/6/2009 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 38.964, W 118 27.495
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Campsite of Edward M. Kern
Near this spot at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Kern River the Theodore Talbot party of Captain John C. Fremont's third expedition to the west camped for several weeks during December 1845 and January 1846. The river was named by Fremont in honor of Edward M. Kern, topographer for the expedition. Kern County was established in 1866 and derived its name from that of the river.