Historical Marker
Sutter Creek Grammar School
Historical marker location:
114 Broad Street, Sutter Creek, California
( Marker can be reached from Broad Street near Gopher Flat Road.)
Marker installed: 1977
1871.
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.