#0146 Trinidad Head
Title
#0146 Trinidad Head
Site information:
End of Lighthouse Rd, Trinidad. Cross located on far side of hill on trail.41.052819,-124.150273
Plaque information:
Private plaquePlaque text:
Carolus III Dei G. Hyspaniarum RexJune 9, 1775
Replaced by Club Women of Humboldt Co. Sept 9, 1913
OHP description:
On June 11, 1775, Bruno de Hezeta, commandant of an expedition up the northwest coast, marched with his men and two Franciscan fathers from the shore of the bay to the summit of Trinidad Head. Here they erected a cross and took possession in the name of Charles III of Spain.Registered 6/6/1934