#0056 Cabrillo Landing Site
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#0056 Cabrillo Landing Site
Site information:
End of Rosecrans St, Point Loma, San DiegoOnly military personnel are allowed on base, although there are certain events that allow limited civilian access.
Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.
32.683647,-117.236728
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Cabrillo Landing SiteSeeking the mythical Strait of Anian (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California.
First registered December 6, 1932. Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Navy and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus. September 26, 1992
Registered 12/6/1932