Manzanita

Historical marker location:

3698 Manzanita Cemetery Road, Lincoln, California

( Marker can be reached from Manzanita Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1998

Since 1850.

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.