New Chicago

Historical marker location:

49483 New Chicago Road, Drytown, California

( Marker is at the intersection of New Chicago Road and Old Drytown Plymouth Road on New Chicago Road.)

Est. 1877.

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.