Historical Marker
Jedediah Smith
Historical marker location:
222 East Main Street, Barstow, California
( Marker is on East Main Street/National Trails Highway, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2006
1798-1831.
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.