Timeline of Bakersfield, California
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bakersfield, California, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1873 - City of Bakersfield incorporated.[1]
- 1888 - Bakersfield and Kern Electric Railway begins operating.
- 1889
- July 7: Great Bakersfield Fire of 1889.
- Oil discovered.[2]
- Bakersfield (Southern Pacific station) opens.
20th century
- 1904 - Beale Memorial Clock Tower built.
- 1907 - The Bakersfield Californian newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1910 - Kern becomes part of Bakersfield.[1]
- 1921 - Central Park established.
- 1928 - Kern County Chamber of Commerce Building and Padre Hotel constructed.
- 1929 - Hart Park opens.
- 1930 - Fox Theater in business.
- 1945 - Kern County Museum opens.[4]
- 1954 - Bakersfield City Hall built.
- 1955 - Memorial Stadium opens.
- 1961 - Sister city relationship established with Wakayama, Japan.[5]
- 1962 - Bakersfield News Bulletin begins publication.[3]
- 1963 - Crest Drive-In cinema in business.[6]
- 1964 - Goodwill thrift shop in business.[7]
- 1965 - Community Action Partnership of Kern established.
- 1976 - Bakersfield Department of Water Resources established.
- 1977
- December: Great Bakersfield Dust Storm of 1977.
- Mesa Marin Raceway opens.
- 1980 - California Living Museum (zoo) founded.
- 1983 - County Food Bank established.[8]
- 1990
- 1996 - Buck Owens Crystal Palace (music hall) opens.
21st century
- 2000
- Bakersfield (Amtrak station) opens.
- Population: 247,057.[11]
- 2001 - Harvey Hall becomes mayor.
- 2006 - River Walk Park opens.
- 2007
- Kern Veterans Memorial unveiled.
- Kevin McCarthy becomes U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district.[12]
- 2009
- Mill Creek linear park opens.
- Bakersfield 16 Cinema in business.[6]
- 2013 - Kern County Raceway Park opens.
See also
- Bakersfield, California history
- Timeline of California[13]
- Other cities in California
- Timeline of Anaheim, California
- Timeline of Fresno, California
- Timeline of Long Beach, California
- Timeline of Los Angeles
- Timeline of Mountain View, California
- Timeline of Oakland, California
- Timeline of Riverside, California
- Timeline of Sacramento, California
- Timeline of San Bernardino, California
- Timeline of San Diego
- Timeline of San Francisco
- Timeline of San Jose, California
- Timeline of Santa Ana, California
References
- 1 2 "History of Bakersfield". City of Bakersfield. Archived from the original on January 2012.
- ↑ Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 146, OL 6112221M
- 1 2 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". Bakersfield, CA: Kern County Museum Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Bakersfield Sister Cities". City of Bakersfield. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Bakersfield, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Goodwill Timeline". Bakersfield: Goodwill Industries of South Central California. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ "California Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Pluralism Project. "Bakersfield, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Bakersfield city, California QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Chronology", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Open Library
Bibliography
- Margaret Miller Rocq (1976). "Kern County". California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0908-8.
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