Tulamniu

The plaque says the site was excavated by the Smithsonian and stops there. What it was, in 1933, was a Civil Works Administration relief project, and the Bureau of American Ethnology chose this ground partly because Kern's oil towns had so many men out of work. Up to 187 of them dug through the winter. More than four thousand artifacts came out, and hundreds of burials. Tulamniu means the place of the Tulamni, the tule dwellers. Their descendants are the Tule River Tribe and the Tachi Yokuts of Santa Rosa Rancheria.

What the plaque says

California Historical Landmark Tulamniu Indian Site Old Yokuts village of Tulamniu named Buena Vista by Spanish Commander Fages 1772. (One of first place names in south San Joaquin Valley) Fr. Zalvidea again recorded site 1806. This village was occupied for several centuries. 1933-34 site excavated by Smithsonian Institution. Dedicated June 25, 1950 Marker placed by Kern County Historical Society Miocene Parlor No. 228 N.D.G.W. Kern County Chamber of Commerce Kern County Museum State Registered Landmark No. 374

Where it stands

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