Dublin Core
Title
Jefferson Davis Father of National Highways Monument (Bakersfield, California)
Description
Originally placed somewhere near Lebec and old 99, it was moved to the Kern County Museum in 1968, where it sat in a garden. In 2020, however, it was moved into storage
Source
american,confederatemonument,informationforms,daughters
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
1180
Date Issued
1942-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,35.393505,-119.019103;
Europeana
Country
USA
Europeana Data Provider
Jefferson Davis Father of National Highways Monument
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Jefferson_Davis_Father_of_National_Highways_Monument
Monument Type
Plaque
Funded by
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Inscription
"As secretary of war in 1853, he had surveyed for military use three routes across the United States. These routes are today our national highways."
State
California
County
Kern
Affiliation
Confederate
City
Bakersfield