Historical Marker

Cross Building

Historical marker location:
116 W Main St, Visalia, California
( Marker is on Main Street east of Court Street, on the left when traveling east.)

1907.

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.