From the album 'Southern California Mines'
Words and music: John Malcolm Penn ©Radio Flyer Music
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Once the county seat for Kern County, Havilah is a very scenic little town, over a pass 8 miles South of Lake Isabella. After the 1864 gold discovery, Havilah rapidly grew to a population of over 3000.
Havilah is also the site of the last Stagecoach robbery in Kern County on August 28th 1896. The Kernville stage from Caliente was held up by a lone gunman who got $1700 in coin and gold bullion from the Wells-Fargo strongbox. Although the local citizenry searched in earnest, the bounty was never recovered and the thief never apprehended. As a result of the robbery, the stage route was discontinued.
Apologies to the fine people of the township for my using Havilah for the comic relief portion of this album.

State Historical Landmark NO. 100 HAVILAH
Plaque Inscriptions:
Private plaque: Gold deposits at Havilah were discovered in 1864. Havilah was the county seat between 1866, when Kern County was organized, and 1872, when the government was moved to Bakersfield. Havilah was an active mining center for more than 20 years, and there are still some operating mines in this vicinity.

Lyrics:
HAVILAH
Havilah once was a gold mine
In Kern County in 1864
There exists no information at this time
Or I surely would have written more

Blah, blah, blah, Havilah
That's about all I can say
Blah, blah, blah, Havilah
There'll be words to jaw for Havilah someday

Blah, blah, blah, Havilah
That's about all I can say
Blah, blah, blah, Havilah
There'll be words to jaw for Havilah someday