5/22/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
Hwy 178 (PM 10.9) at Rancheria Rd, 11.0 mi E of Bakersfield - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/22/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/22/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 24.973, W 118 49.992
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Rio de San Felipe
One mile north of here on May 1, 1776, Francisco Garces of the Franciscan Order, crossed Kern River in his search for a shorter route from Sonora, Mexico, to Monterey, California. He was the first known explorer to describe this river, which he named Rio de San Felipe.