Historical Marker

Sourgrass Bridge

Historical marker location:
Dorrington, California
( Marker is on Boards Crossing Road/Forest Route 5NO2, 5 miles south of Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (California Highway 4), on the left when traveling south.)

1999.

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.