Historical Marker
Lindsay Point
Historical marker location:
Stockton, California
( Marker is on Civic Court when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1969
Site of the First Building in Stockton.
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.