Historical Marker
The Willow Creek Inn
Historical marker location:
3600 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma, California
( Marker is on Petaluma Boulevard North, 0.1 miles north of Corona Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2015
(AKA Willowbrook Ale House).
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.