Plaque Inscription:
Gold deposits at Havilah were discovered in 1864. Havilah was the county seat
between 1866, when Kern County was organized, and 1872, when the government was moved to Bakersfield. Havilah was an active
mining center for more than 20 years, and there are still some operating mines in this vicinity.
Location: Kern County. State plaque
in front of Bodfish post office, NE corner of Miller St and Kern River Canyon Rd, Bodfish - private plaque S side of 1866
county courthouse, Caliente-Bodfish Rd (P.M. 279), Havilah
GPS Coordinates: 35˚31.100N – 118˚30.972W (plaque in Havilah - JMP)
35˚35.418N – 118˚29.761W (plaque in Bodfish
- JMP)
Text and lyrics available on ‘Songs Of The Southern California Mines’ –
rfm# 047
