South Berkeley Bank

Historical marker location:

3286 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Adeline Street and Alcatraz Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Adeline Street.)

Marker installed: 2007

Wells Fargo Bank, South Berkeley Branch. John Galen Howard, Architect, 1906.

The state's name is derived from a novel called "Las Sergas de Esplandián," which was published in 1510. The book, written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, tells the story of a mythical island called California that is ruled by Queen Calafia and is said to be filled with gold and precious stones.