Monolith, California
Monolith (formerly, Aqueduct)[2] is an unincorporated community in the Tehachapi Valley, in Kern County, California.[1]
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Coordinates: 35°07′12″N 118°22′27″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Elevation | 3,966 ft (1,209 m) |
The community is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Tehachapi,[2] at an elevation of 3,966 feet (1,209 m) in the southern Sierra Nevada and eastern Tehachapi Pass areas.[1]
History
The Aqueduct post office opened in 1908, and changed its name to Monolith in 1910.[2]
Aqueduct−Monolith began as a camp for workers at a cement plant for the Owens Valley aqueduct project, supplying materials for the construction of concrete structures.[2] William Mulholland bestowed the name change, due to a huge limestone deposit.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monolith, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1074. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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