Austin Root House, 1919

Historical marker location:

120 West Linda Mesa Avenue, Danville, California

( Marker is at the intersection of West Linda Mesa Avenue and Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Linda Mesa Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2017

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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.