Gold was discovered here in 1853 and the town became a gold hub of Southern California. Still located on the site are the original Post Office, Gold Assayer's office, Mercantile Building, Blacksmith Shop, and one of the brothels. A petition to the commander of Camp Babbitt about the depredations of the local Native Americans led to the Keyesville Massacre nearby on 19 April 1863. The community is registered as California Historical Landmark #98.[3]
Natural historyedit
Keyesville lies in the lower elevation Greenhorn Mountains. There are scattered trees and brushy chaparral slopes surrounding it.[4] A number of wildflowers are in evidence in this part of the Greenhorn Mountains, including the yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus, which species is at the southern limit of its range within the Greenhorn Mountains.[5]
California Historical Landmarkedit
The California Historical Landmark reads:
NO. 98 KEYSVILLE - From 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.[6][7]
^ abcdeU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keyesville, California
^Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1056. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
^"Keyesville". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
^William B. Secrest. 2004. California feuds: vengeance, vendettas & violence on the Old West coast, page 172 of 336 pages
^C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
keyesville, california, keyesville, formerly, keysville, hogeye, unincorporated, community, kern, county, california, located, miles, west, lake, isabella, kern, river, valley, elevation, feet, keyesville, founded, 1854, named, richard, keyes, whose, discovery. Keyesville formerly Keysville 1 and Hogeye 2 is an unincorporated community in Kern County California 1 It is located 2 miles 3 2 km west of Lake Isabella and the Kern River Valley at an elevation of 2 848 feet 868 m 1 Keyesville founded in 1854 is named for Richard M Keyes whose discovery of gold in 1853 started the Kern River Gold Rush 1 The community is currently owned by the Bureau of Land Management KeyesvilleUnincorporated communityKeyesvilleLocation in CaliforniaCoordinates 35 37 33 N 118 30 39 W 35 62583 N 118 51083 W 35 62583 118 51083CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyKern CountyElevation 1 2 848 ft 868 m California Historical LandmarkReference no 98 Contents 1 History 2 Natural history 3 California Historical Landmark 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editGold was discovered here in 1853 and the town became a gold hub of Southern California Still located on the site are the original Post Office Gold Assayer s office Mercantile Building Blacksmith Shop and one of the brothels A petition to the commander of Camp Babbitt about the depredations of the local Native Americans led to the Keyesville Massacre nearby on 19 April 1863 The community is registered as California Historical Landmark 98 3 Natural history editKeyesville lies in the lower elevation Greenhorn Mountains There are scattered trees and brushy chaparral slopes surrounding it 4 A number of wildflowers are in evidence in this part of the Greenhorn Mountains including the yellow mariposa lily Calochortus luteus which species is at the southern limit of its range within the Greenhorn Mountains 5 California Historical Landmark editThe California Historical Landmark reads NO 98 KEYSVILLE From 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 6 7 See also editCalifornia Historical Landmarks in Kern County California Historical LandmarkReferences edit a b c d e U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Keyesville California Durham David L 1998 California s Geographic Names A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State Clovis Calif Word Dancer Press p 1056 ISBN 1 884995 14 4 Keyesville Office of Historic Preservation California State Parks Retrieved October 7 2012 William B Secrest 2004 California feuds vengeance vendettas amp violence on the Old West coast page 172 of 336 pages C Michael Hogan 2009 Yellow Mariposa Lily Calochortus luteus GlobalTwitcher com ed N Stromberg Archived 2011 10 04 at the Wayback Machine californiahistoricallandmarks com Landmark chl 98 Cal California parks Historical LandmarksExternal links editKeysville Special Recreation Management Area Bureau of Land Management nbsp This Kern County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keyesville California amp oldid 1176410025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
