Historical Marker
The Kelly Silver Mine
Historical marker location:
Red Mountain, California
( Marker is on Red Mountain Road, 0.8 miles west of U.S. 395, on the left when traveling west.)
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.