Historical Marker
Douglas Park
Historical marker location:
4000 Cover St, Long Beach, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Cover Street and Worsham Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Cover Street.)
Block 2.
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.