Union Cemetery

“Here at last I have found a resting place and here I expect to lay my bones.” Colonel Thomas Baker-

It was the middle of the 19th Century when Colonel Thomas Baker, the man for whom Bakersfield is named, moved to Kern County and ultimately settled in what was then known as Kern Island. A prosperous lawyer, politician and businessman, he hand-selected this parcel of land as the place he wanted...

“Here at last I have found a resting place and here I expect to lay my bones.” Colonel Thomas Baker- It was the middle of the 19th Century when Colonel Thomas Baker, the man for whom Bakersfield is named, moved to Kern County and ultimately settled in what was then known as Kern Island. A prosperous lawyer, politician and businessman, he hand-selected this parcel of land as the place he wanted...

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