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 link to plaque | SEBASTIAN INDIAN RESERVATION Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map The Sebastian or Tej—n Indian Reservation (headquarters ten miles east of here) was established in 1853 by General Edward Fitzgerald Beale as one of several California reservations. The number of Indians quartered here varied from 500 to 2,000. General Beale acquired title to this area under Mexican land grant of 1843. In 1864 the U.S. government transferred the Indians to other reservations. Grapevine, NE corner of Grapevine Rd and 'D' St, 70 mi S of Mettler Note: The plaque for this and #300 are side by side on the east side of Grapevine Rd W, at the intersection of Rose Station Rd, in Grapevine, CA. If you're exiting I-5 South they'll be on your left at the first intersection. If you're exiting I-5 North you'll have to loop around under the freeway, and they'll be on your right. They are small plaques and easy to miss. Additional info: | |
 link to plaque | 300 ROSE STATION Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map From 1853 to 1875 this site, originally a vaquero camp of the Sebastian Indian Reservation, was known as Rancho Canoa (trough). In 1875, Wm. B. Rose built an adobe stage station on the site of the Overland Mail way station established 1858. Rose Station was a stockmen's headquarters, post office, and polling place. NE corner of Grapevine Rd and 'D' St, 70 mi S of Mettler Note: The plaque for this and #133 are side by side on the east side of Grapevine Rd W, at the intersection of Rose Station Rd, in Grapevine, CA. If you're exiting I-5 South they'll be on your left at the first intersection. If you're exiting I-5 North you'll have to loop around under the freeway, and they'll be on your right. They are small plaques and easy to miss. Additional info: | |
 link to plaque | RAND MINING DISTRICT Photoset: Flickr Set | Map: Google Map The Yellow Aster, or Rand, mine was discovered in April 1895 by Singleton, Burcham, and Mooers. The town of Randsburg quickly developed, followed by the supply town of Johannesburg in 1896. Both names were adopted from the profusion of minerals resembling those of the ranch mining district in South Africa. In 1907, Churchill discovered tungsten in Atolia, used in steel alloy during World War I. In June 1919, Williams and Nosser discovered the famous California Rand Silver Mine at Red Mountain. Kern Co Desert Museum, Butte Ave, Randsburg Note: Actual address: 161 Butte Ave, Randsburg, CA. Plaque is on a short wall beside the steps to the museum. Additional info: |