Truxtun Beale

Edward Fitzgerald Beale brought news of the discovery of gold in California to Washington, D.C., in the process winning a high-stakes clandestine race across the continent.

Beale Park is the centerpiece of one of Bakersfield's oldest neighborhoods, Oleander-Sunset.

A medieval tower in Spain helped inspire this Kern County landmark, which was rebuilt after a devastating earthquake in the 1950s.