Granite Station
(Five Dogs)
Built it 1873 by John Elden, this stand of buildings served as store, restaurant, and lodging place on the stage route between Bakersfield and Glennville. In later years it became a stopping place for freighters and sheepmen who were on their trek to the Mojave Desert.
Dedicated 1981
Kern County Museum
Kern County Historical Society
E Clampus Vitus Peter LeBeck Chapter 1866
Marker is on Glennville-Bakersfield/Granite Road, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
