Lavers' Crossing, California

Former settlement in California, United States

35°44′12″N 118°43′16″W / 35.73667°N 118.72111°W / 35.73667; -118.72111CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyKern County

California Historical Landmark

Reference no.672

Lavers' Crossing is a former settlement in Kern County, California.^[1] It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) west-northwest of Glennville, at the current junction of White River and Jack Ranch roads.^[1]

The town was founded by David Lavers, who settled there in 1858.^[1] For the following decade, Lavers' Crossing was the trading center for the surrounding Linn's valley before being supplanted in that role by Glennville.^[1] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #672. Mr. Myers built at store here in 1859 and later moved it to Glennville.^[2]^[3]

The California Historical Landmark number 672 reads:

NO. 672 LAVERS CROSSING - In 1854, John C. Reid filed a squatter's claim on this spot - the same year Kern County's first school class was held here. In 1859, David Lavers, with his father and brother, John, built a hotel and stage barn on the old Bull Road. The crossing was the principal community in Linn's Valley until about 1870. Date of marker registration February 16, 1959.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1040. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Lavers' Crossing". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^ Henrietta Ellis Case, By Casey Gaunttlis Case
^ californiahistoricallandmarks.com Landmark chl-672
^ Cal California parks Historical Landmarks