"...What we see and have before us is not a river, but much water in a pond"

Historical marker location:

6400 Bridgehead Road, Oakley, California

( Marker can be reached from Bridgehead Road.)

Anza Expedition of 1776.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in San Bernardino, California in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald. The fast-food chain went on to become one of the most successful in the world.