5/21/1997
5/21/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
Kern County Fire Department, Glennville Substation, Hwy 155 (PM 40.2), Glennville - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/21/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/21/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 43.596, W 0 0
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Glennville Adobe
Kern County's oldest residence. Built before Civil War by Thomas Fitzgerald as trading post at junction of two indian trails. Present Greenhorn Road follows east-west trail (later McFarlane toll road) to Kern River mining districts. Town named in 1857 after James Madison Glenn, an early settler.