Historical Marker
Hayden Building
Historical marker location:
1626 19th Street, Bakersfield, California
( Marker is on 19th Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2015
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez 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.