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Founded in Tehachapi on April 13,
2002; Organizing Regent: Mrs. Linda Jolly
- Tehachapi is a
recently growing city located in the Tehachapi Mountains of middle
California at a 4000 foot elevation, just off of State Highway 58
between Mojave and
Bakersfield. The city proper has an unfettered population of about
7,000, but is surrounded
by many populated, yet unincorporated communities, such as Golden
Hills, Bear Valley
Springs, Stallion Springs, Alpine Forest Park, and others, which bring
the total areal
population to over 30,000, from which our Tomo-Kahni Chapter draws its
resources.
- Tomo-Kahni,
or
"Winter Home," is an historic Kawaiisu native American village site
nearby. For thousands of years the Kawaiisu roamed a vast territory
from the Southern Sierra to the Tehachapi Range to the Mojave Desert.
During the cooler
months the tribe encamped at/in their tomo-kahni atop a ridge in the
Tehachapi
Mountains, overlooking Sand Canyon to the East and the Tehachapi Valley
to the West. The
Kawaiisu are recognized for their unique, artistically detailed, basket
weaving
skills, and this location was likely chosen for its plentiful
resources, moderate temperatures,
and good visibility of approach. It served as their winter home for two
to three thousand
years.
- Tehachapi,
a
land of four seasons, traditionally has been a source of prized apples,
cherries, and potatoes. The Tehachapi of today adds manufacturing, wind
energy, sod, wine grapes and organically grown vegetables to this
diversified mix.
- The
Tomo-Kahni
Chapter was recognized by the National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution on April 13, 2002, with 24 charter members under
the leadership of Organizing Regent, Mrs. Linda Jolly.
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