#0098 Keysville
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#0098 Keysville
Site information:
Black Gulch Rd, at end of Keysville Rd, 2.0 mi SW of State Hwy 155Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.
35.626278,-118.510683
Plaque information:
Private plaquePlaque text:
KeysvilleFrom 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. The original Keyes mine is still active.
Dedicated April 25, 1937. Bakersfield Parlor No 42 N.S.G.W., El Tejon Parlor No 239 N.D.G.W., Kern County Chamber of Commerce. Department of Natural Resources.
Registered 3/29/1933