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CHL No. 540 Sinks of the Tejón - Kern

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NO. 540 SINKS OF THE TEJÓN, ALSO KNOWN AS ALAMO, STATION OF BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL LINES - Six miles east of this point was the site of the Butterfield Stage Line station Sinks of Tejón. Operating through present Kern County during 1858-61, this famous line ran from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War.

Location

SW corner of intersection of David and Wheeler Ridge Rds, 6.0 mi NE of Mettler
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CHL #540 - Sinks of the Tejón