Mills Square Flag Pole

Historical marker location:

Livermore, California

( Marker can be reached from South J Street near 3rd Street.)

Marker installed: 1998

Raised September 9, 1905.

The first European to set foot in California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer sailing for the Spanish crown. He arrived in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542 and explored the coast for several months.