Historical Marker
Veteran's Memorial Building
Historical marker location:
522 South L Street, Livermore, California
( Marker is at the intersection of South L Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on South L Street.)
Marker installed: 1996
Built 1931.
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez 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.