Imperial Valley Veterans' Memorial

Historical marker location:

373 East Aten Road, Imperial, California

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Aten Road and Imperial Valley Pioneers Expressway (California Route 111).)

Marker installed: 1941

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.