Chew Kee Store

Historical marker location:

14274 Fiddletown Road, Fiddletown, California

( Marker is on Fiddletown Road.)

Marker installed: 1968

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.