Gordon's Ferry was an overhead cable type of ferry operated during the 1850's by Major Gordon. An adobe station house was located on the south bank of Kern River, just a few yards to the west of this marker. It was also a station on the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Route from 1856 to 1860.

Dedicated
January 17, 1937

Bakersfield Parlor No. 42 N.S.G.W.
El Tejon Parlor No. 239 N.D.G.W.
Kern County Chamber of Commerce

Department of Natural Resources Reg. No 137
State of California