Kern River Slough Station was a stagecoach stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail 1st Division route from 1858 to 1861. The Butterfield Overland Mail (1857–1861) site is now registered California Historical Landmark #588. The site is west of Lamont.
The California Historical Landmark reads: NO. 588 KERN RIVER SLOUGH STATION - Just south of this point stood the Kern River Slough Station on the Butterfield Overland Stage route. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-1861, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.
See also Butterfield Overland Mail in California California Historical Landmarks in Kern County California Historical Landmark
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