James G. Eddy

Historical marker location:

2480-2500 Carson Road, Placerville, California

( Marker can be reached from Carson Road, 0.3 miles east of Union Ridge Road.)

Marker installed: 1964

April 7, 1881 - June 5, 1964.

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.