Emigrant Wagon Route

Historical marker location:

7151 Soda Springs Road, Soda Springs, California

( Marker is on Soda Springs Road near Pahatsi Road, on the left when traveling south.)

Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass.

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.