Is Garces Memorial Circle really haunted?

Visitors rate Garces Memorial Circle at 32 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 5 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Garces Memorial Circle located?

The address is Golden State Ave and Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA. GPS coordinates: 35.3869907, -119.0188968.

What kind of haunted place is Garces Memorial Circle?

Garces Memorial Circle is listed under Miscellaneous in our California section.

What is the nearest town to Garces Memorial Circle?

Bakersfield, CA is the closest town, about 0.9 miles away, with Oildale (2.3 mi.) and Greenacres (5.1 mi.) also nearby.

Garces Memorial Circle - Bakersfield, CA

There is a statue in the circle, and locals say its hands move or it can be heard muttering prayers right before a major car accident takes place here.

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Geographic Information

Address

Golden State Ave and Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA
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GPS

35.3869907, -119.0188968

County

Kern County County, California

Nearest Towns

Bakersfield, CA (0.9 mi.)
Oildale, CA (2.3 mi.)
Greenacres, CA (5.1 mi.)
Rosedale, CA (7.1 mi.)
Greenfield, CA (8.2 mi.)
Fuller Acres, CA (8.5 mi.)
Lamont, CA (10.6 mi.)
Weedpatch, CA (11.8 mi.)
Cherokee Strip, CA (14.7 mi.)
Mexican Colony, CA (15.2 mi.)

Contact Information

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garces_Memorial_Circle

Quick Answers

Is Garces Memorial Circle really haunted?: Visitors rate Garces Memorial Circle at 32 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 5 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Garces Memorial Circle located?: The address is Golden State Ave and Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA. GPS coordinates: 35.3869907, -119.0188968.
What kind of haunted place is Garces Memorial Circle?: Garces Memorial Circle is listed under Miscellaneous in our California section.
What is the nearest town to Garces Memorial Circle?: Bakersfield, CA is the closest town, about 0.9 miles away, with Oildale (2.3 mi.) and Greenacres (5.1 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (5)

Taylor V. | December 8, 2014

This is absolutely absurd and preposterous: a statute whose "hands move and mutters prayers!
Darrell | October 14, 2016

I can seen the hands move right before my friend was struck and killed by a train less but than 2 blocks away.They seemed to move in a downward motion as to signal warning.
- tony | January 1, 2017
  
  sorry for your lost
anthony | February 7, 2017

when does this statue move?
R | November 7, 2019

I seen the statue that is on the hill in the quad blink and I kept looking back at it and it would look like it would move it’s eyes and blink

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