Last Home of Alexis Godey

Frémont rated him Kit Carson's equal for bravery and resourcefulness and used him on three expeditions. Godey trapped, scouted, ran cattle in the Cuyama until Congress handed the grant back to the Lataillades, and took a house on Nineteenth Street in 1883. What finished him in January 1889 was a scratch. He had reached in to pet a lion at a traveling circus and the wound turned septic. He is buried in Union Cemetery, as is [Elisha Stephens](/marker/home-of-elisha-stevens). The bronze that marked this site has itself gone missing.

What the plaque says

Last Home of Alexis Godey Near this site stood the last home of Alexis Godey, frontiersman and scout. Born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1818. He acted as guide for John C. Fremont's expedition through the Kern area in 1843-44, and was honored for his services at the Battle of San Pascual in 1846. Moving here in 1883, Godey died January 19, 1889. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 690 Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Kern County Historical Society, El Tejon Parlor No. 239, Native Daughters of the Golden West, and Kern County Museum

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Colonel Thomas Baker — 0.7 mi
• Garcés Circle — 0.9 mi
• Home of Elisha Stevens — 1.3 mi
• Gordon's Ferry on the Kern River — 3.9 mi