Tip of Ballast Point
California State Historic Landmark 56
Plaque Photo:
01/28/00
#056 Cabrillo Landing
Seeking 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.
Site Photo:
01/28/00
Location:
End of Rosecrans St, where the landmark plaques are in a half-circle, US Navy Sub Base, Point Loma.
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Donald Laird
