Historical Marker
Colfax Freight Depot
Historical marker location:
7 Main Street, Colfax, California
( Marker is on Main Street just north of Grass Valley Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2004
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 14 Nov. 1999 NPS. 99001564-000.
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.