Stickneys Ferry

Stickneys Ferry was a settlement established in what became Tulare County after the Williamson Expedition of the Pacific Railroad Surveys of 1853 and before 1857, on what became the Stockton - Los Angeles Road and the crossing of the White River.[1] It was probably established sometime between 1854 and 1856 because of the Kern River Gold Rush.

Stickneys Ferry is shown on the Stockton - Los Angeles Road crossing of the White River, on the 1857 Britton & Rey's Map Of The State Of California.[2]

The site of the settlement was on White River, about 4.66 miles west of Tailholt just below its confluence with Tyler Gulch at Telegraph Flat, in Tulare County.[3] This crossing was on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, south of Fountain Springs and north of Mountain House at Willow Springs in Kern County.

References

  1. ↑ Lt. Robert S. Williamson's report makes no mention of a settlement at the crossing or nearby. see Vol. V, Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean: United States. War Dept., Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878., Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887., United States. Army. Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, printer (etc.), 1855-60.
  2. ↑ Britton & Rey's Map Of The State Of California. Compiled from the U.S. Land & Coast Surveys, the several Military, Scientific & Rail Road Explorations, the State & County Boundary Surveys made under the Order of the Surveyor General of California, & from Private Surveys. By George H. Goddard, C.E.. From David Rumsey Historical Map Collection website accessed, February 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ The location of the Stockton - Los Angeles Road and the crossing can be seen on the 1926 QUINCY SCHOOL, CA, Topographic Map,

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