The Forty Acres
The Forty Acres, located in Delano, California, was the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers labor union. The union acquired the site of the compound in 1966, and the buildings were built in the ensuing years.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison.
North Kern State Prison
Prison
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North Kern State Prison is a medium-security prison located in Delano, Kern County, California. Opened in April 1993, this state prison has a design capacity of 2,694 incarcerated people. North Kern State Prison is situated 2 miles northwest of The Forty Acres.
Kern Valley State Prison
Prison
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Kern Valley State Prison is a male-only state prison in Delano, California. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. Kern Valley State Prison is situated 2 miles west of The Forty Acres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delano and Pond.
Delano
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Delano is a city in Kern County, California, United States. Delano is located about 30 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield at an elevation of 315 feet, in the San Joaquin Valley, the southern half of California's Central Valley.
Pond
Hamlet
Pond is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 8.5 miles north of Wasco, at an elevation of 282 feet. Pond was established around 1889. Pond is situated 4 miles southwest of The Forty Acres.
The Forty Acres
- Type: Historic site
- Description: United Farm Workers compound founded by Caesar Chavez and designated a National Historic Landmark
- Categories: office building, historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.76136° or 35° 45′ 41″ northLongitude
-119.28794° or 119° 17′ 17″ westOpen location code
8572QP66+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 9210799684OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q14684110
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