Lavers' Crossing is a former settlement in Kern County, California.[1] It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) west-northwest of Glennville, at the current junction of White River and Jack Ranch roads.[1]
Lavers' Crossing | |
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Former settlement | |
  Lavers' Crossing Location in California  Lavers' Crossing Lavers' Crossing (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 118°43′16″W / 35.73667°N 118.72111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Kern County |
| Reference no. | 672 |
The town was founded by David Lavers, who settled there in 1858.[1] For the following decade, Lavers' Crossing was the trading center for the surrounding Linn's valley before being supplanted in that role by Glennville.[1] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #672. Mr. Myers built at store here in 1859 and later moved it to Glennville.[2][3]
The California Historical Landmark number 672 reads:
- NO. 672 LAVERS CROSSING - In 1854, John C. Reid filed a squatter's claim on this spot - the same year Kern County's first school class was held here. In 1859, David Lavers, with his father and brother, John, built a hotel and stage barn on the old Bull Road. The crossing was the principal community in Linn's Valley until about 1870. Date of marker registration February 16, 1959.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1040. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "Lavers' Crossing". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ Henrietta Ellis Case, By Casey Gaunttlis Case
- ^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-672
- ^ Cal California parks Historical Landmarks
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