Washoe House

Historical marker location:

2840 Stony Point Road, Petaluma, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Stony Point Road and Roblar Road, on the right when traveling south on Stony Point Road.)

Marker installed: 1958

Erected 1859.

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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.