GEORGE GILBERT LYNCH: How Oildale was born

The great Kern River flood of 1868 had left hundreds of acres of fertile, alluvial soil on the north side of Kern River adjacent to Bakersfield. A settlement called 'Northside' was founded there in 1875. The Beardsley Canal was built through this area in 1877 by E.M. Roberts, owner of the la… Path to Full Story on The Bakersfield Californian

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