Taft, California
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Taft is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 955 f
The Fort, a replica of Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
1917 wooden derrick. This oil well produced into the 1980s, and the operator then donated the old derrick and three acres of land to found the West Kern Oil Museum.
Taft oil well blow-out at a Standard Oil well, ca. 1920. Around 20,000 barrels of oil were spilled.
The Fox Theatre, downtown Taft.
Ford City, California
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Ford City is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Ford City is located 1 mile north of Taft, at an elevation of 892 feet. The population was 4,348 at the 2020 census, u
