Plaque Inscription:
From 1853 until 1870, Keysville was a center of both placer and quartz gold mining.
On the knoll just below the townsite may still be seen the outlines of an earthworks fort, built to meet a possible Indian
attack in 1863.
Location: Kern County, on Black Gulch Rd,
2.0 mi S of State Hwy 155 (P.M. 70.0), 3.3 mi W of Lake IsabelIa.
GPS Coordinates for plaque: 35˚37.576N – 118˚30.641W (JMP)
Text and lyrics available on ‘Songs Of The Southern California Mines’ –
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