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Title: Kern County, CA: California SR 65 / Famoso-Woody Road intersection
Post by: M3100 on July 30, 2022, 11:21:08 PM
A couple of stray pics from May 2022.

Heading east from Famoso (Famosa on 1950s Rand McNally maps - typo?) on Famoso-Woody Road, I came across these signs at the intersection with SR 65, Porterville Hwy, which runs north-south at this area.  Each side lacked a little; SR 65 is the intersecting highway.

Facing east:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52252894399_c186458af7_z.jpg)

Facing west:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52252626428_0ecd5b138c_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Kern County, CA: California SR 65 / Famoso-Woody Road intersection
Post by: Max Rockatansky on August 11, 2022, 09:04:06 AM
I've seen early documents from the DOH and CHPW refer to Famoso interchangeably with Famosa.  Apparently the railroad siding was originally known as Spottiwood and later Poso (after Poso Creek).