Walker Basin
Point of Historical Interest
Originally called "The Park" due to its characteristics, the area, according to the present day historical experts, was named Walker's Basin, sometime in the 1860's after George Walker, its first settler. Early history books indicate, however, that the area was named after Joseph Reddefford Walker, early explorer and trapper, who came into present day Kern County in 1834 as part of the Bonneville Expedition into the Rocky Mountains.
Donors
Charles Warren Gillingham, Daniel C. Cork, Michael Haider, Lawerence E Snow, Jack & Evelyn Gilbraith, John & Cecile Goodman, Albert L Salyer, Jim & Sharon Manson, Fred & Ruby Doods, Arthur Tognini, Wanda Walser Thompson, Walter M Geisen, Richard C House, Bob J Everly, Paul & Gini de Fonville
Marker is at the intersection of Walker Basin Road and Cowboy Lane, on the right when traveling west on Walker Basin Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
