Historical Marker
Miners' Bend Park
Historical marker location:
29 Old Route 49, Sutter Creek, California
( Marker is on Old Route 49 (Main Street), on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2017
A Historic Gold Mining Park.
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.