词条 | Keyesville, California |
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|name = Keyesville |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type =Unincorporated community |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =California |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in California |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name =United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 =County |subdivision_name2 = Kern County |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |established_title = |established_date = 1854 |coordinates = {{coord|35|37|33|N|118|30|39|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_m =868 |elevation_ft =2848 |footnotes = {{Designation list|embed=yes|designation1=California|designation1_number=98}} }}Keyesville (formerly, Keysville[1] and Hogeye[2]) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located {{Convert|2|miles|}} west of Lake Isabella and the Kern River Valley, at an elevation of {{Convert|2848|feet|}}.[1] Keyesville, founded in 1854 is named for Richard M. Keyes, whose discovery of gold in 1853 started the Kern River Gold Rush.[1] HistoryA petition to the commander of Camp Babbitt about the depredations of the local Native Americans led to the Keyesville Massacre nearby on 19 April 19 1863. The community is registered as California Historical Landmark #98.[3] Natural historyKeyesville 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] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{gnis|1660837}} {{Kern County, California}}{{KernCountyCA-geo-stub}}2. ^{{California's Geographic Names|1056}} 3. ^{{cite ohp|98|Keyesville|2012-10-07}} 4. ^William B. Secrest. 2004. California feuds: vengeance, vendettas & violence on the Old West coast, page 172 of 336 pages 5. ^C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 |date=2011-10-04 }} 6 : Unincorporated communities in Kern County, California|Greenhorn Mountains|Kern River Valley|California Historical Landmarks|Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Unincorporated communities in California |
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