14 Mile House

Historical marker location:

Forest Ranch, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Deer Creek Highway (California Route 32) and 14 Mile House Drive on Deer Creek Highway.)

Marker installed: 2002

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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.