Old Mammoth Saloon

Historical marker location:

Mammoth Lakes, California

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 205) and Thompson Street.)

Marker installed: 1986

Dedicated June 13, 1986.

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.