Jefferson Davis Father of National Highways Monument (Bakersfield, California)

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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