Historical Marker
Stone House
Historical marker location:
16174 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake, California
( Marker is on State Highway 29, 6 miles north of Middletown, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1950
State Historical Marker #450.
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.