| Location: |
State plaque in front of Bodfish post
office, NE corner of Miller St and Kern River Canyon Rd,
Bodfish - private plaque S side of 1866 county courthouse,
Caliente-Bodfish Rd (P.M. 27.9), Havilah
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| From the Guidebook: |
Gold deposits at Havilah
were discovered in 1864. Havilah was the county seat between
1866, when Kern County was organized, and 1872, when the
government was moved to Bakersfield. Havilah was an active
mining center for more than 20 years, and there are still
some operating mines in this vicinity.
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