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| name = San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
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| image = File:San Francisco Bay Discovery Site vista (2009).jpg
| caption =
| caption = Historical marker at [[Sweeney Ridge]]
| nearest_city= [[San Bruno, California]]
| location = [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]]
| lat_degrees = 37
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| lat_minutes = 36
| locmapin = San Francisco Bay Area#California#USA
| lat_seconds = 11
| map_label = SF Bay Discovery Site
| lat_direction = N
| area = {{convert|18.2|acre}}
| long_degrees = 122
| built = {{start date|1769}}
| long_minutes = 27
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| added = May 23, 1968
| long_seconds = 17
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| designated_nrhp_type = May 23, 1968<ref name="nhlsum">[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=779&resourceType=Site NHL Summary]</ref>
| long_direction = W
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| locmapin = California
| designated_other1 = California
| area =
| designated_other1_number = 394<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|394|San Francisco Bay Discovery Site|2012-10-14}}</ref>
| built =1769
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| added = May 23, 1968
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| designated_nrhp_type = May 23, 1968<ref name="nhlsum">[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=779&resourceType=Site NHL Summary]</ref>
| governing_body = [[National Park Service]]
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The '''San Francisco Bay Discovery Site''' is where the first recorded [[Europe]]an discovery of [[San Francisco Bay]] took place on November 4, 1769. [[Spain|Spanish]] explorer [[Gaspar de Portolà]], unable to find the port of [[Monterey, California]], continued north close to what is now [[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]]. Short on water and food, Portolà and an expedition of 63 men and 200 horses left the coast to journey inland, reaching the summit of the {{convert|1200|ft|m|-1|sing=on}} high [[Sweeney Ridge]],<ref name="redbook">[http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/68000022.red.pdf NPS Red Book]</ref> where he saw San Francisco Bay.
The '''San Francisco Bay Discovery Site''' is a marker commemorating the first recorded [[Europe]]an sighting of [[San Francisco Bay]]. In 1769, the [[Portola expedition]] traveled north by land from [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], seeking to establish a base at the [[Monterey, California|Port of Monterey]] described by [[Sebastian Vizcaino]] in 1602. When they reached Monterey, however, they were not sure it was the right place and decided to continue north. The party reached [[San Pedro Creek]] on October 31 and camped there for four nights, while scouts led by [[José Francisco Ortega]] climbed [[Sweeney Ridge]], where they could see over the ridge toward the east, and so became the first Europeans to see [[San Francisco Bay]] on November 1.


The scouts returned on November 3, and led the entire party up to the ridge on November 4. [[Franciscan]] missionary [[Juan Crespi]] noted in his diary, "from the summit of a peak we beheld the great estuary or arm of the sea."<ref>{{cite book |last=Bolton |first=Herbert E. |pages=231 |year=1927 |title=Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774 |url=http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000288788 |publisher=HathiTrust Digital Library |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> After seeing the immense bay to the east, and having learned from the scouts that further progress to the north would be blocked by the [[Golden Gate]], the party turned southeast and descended toward the bay.
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Sweeney Ridge is located in northern [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] and is now a part of the [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]]<ref name="nhlwriteup">[http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/68000022.nl.pdf NHL Writeup]</ref> where a monument marks the discovery site. The site is a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum"/>

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Sweeney Ridge is located in northern [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] and is now a part of the [[Golden Gate National Recreation Area]].<ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web
| last = McKithan | first = Cecil | title = San Francisco Bay Discovery Site | work = National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings | publisher = [[National Park Service]] | date = June 1978 | url = {{NHLS url|id=68000022}} | format = pdf | access-date = 25 May 2012}}</ref><ref name = nrhpphotos>{{Cite web | title = San Francisco Bay Discovery Site | work = Photographs | publisher = [[National Park Service]] | url = {{NHLS url|id=68000022|photos=y}} | format = pdf | access-date = 25 May 2012}}</ref> The site is both a [[California Historical Landmark]] and a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name=CHL/> The spot chosen for the marker is somewhat arbitrary, as the precise location where Portola's party reached the summit of the ridge is not known. The landmarked area encompasses two of the highest knolls on the ridge.<ref name=nrhpinv/>

As of October 2020, the marker has been vandalized, with Portolà’s name and the date of the discovery chiseled away.

==See also==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
*[[List of National Historic Landmarks in California]]
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*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in San Mateo County, California]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Sweeney Ridge}}
* [http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/ca/ca33.htm Visiting information]
* [https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/ca/ca33.htm Visiting information]


{{Registered Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{San Francisco Bay watershed}}


[[Category:Pre-state history of California]]
[[Category:The Californias]]
[[Category:History of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:History of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:History of San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:History of San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:Geography of San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:Geography of San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in California]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in California]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:Places in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in San Mateo County, California]]
[[Category:Viceroyalty of New Spain]]
[[Category:Pacifica, California]]
[[Category:Colonial United States (Spanish)]]
[[Category:San Bruno, California]]
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[[Category:Visitor attractions in San Mateo County, California]]


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Latest revision as of 05:09, 9 August 2023

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
Historical marker at Sweeney Ridge
SF Bay Discovery Site is located in San Francisco Bay Area
SF Bay Discovery Site
SF Bay Discovery Site
SF Bay Discovery Site is located in California
SF Bay Discovery Site
SF Bay Discovery Site
SF Bay Discovery Site is located in the United States
SF Bay Discovery Site
SF Bay Discovery Site
LocationGolden Gate National Recreation Area
Coordinates37°36′16″N 122°27′28″W / 37.60444°N 122.45778°W / 37.60444; -122.45778
Area18.2 acres (7.4 ha)
Built1769 (1769)
NRHP reference No.68000022[1]
CHISL No.394[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1968
Designated NHLMay 23, 1968[3]

The San Francisco Bay Discovery Site is a marker commemorating the first recorded European sighting of San Francisco Bay. In 1769, the Portola expedition traveled north by land from San Diego, seeking to establish a base at the Port of Monterey described by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602. When they reached Monterey, however, they were not sure it was the right place and decided to continue north. The party reached San Pedro Creek on October 31 and camped there for four nights, while scouts led by José Francisco Ortega climbed Sweeney Ridge, where they could see over the ridge toward the east, and so became the first Europeans to see San Francisco Bay on November 1.

The scouts returned on November 3, and led the entire party up to the ridge on November 4. Franciscan missionary Juan Crespi noted in his diary, "from the summit of a peak we beheld the great estuary or arm of the sea."[4] After seeing the immense bay to the east, and having learned from the scouts that further progress to the north would be blocked by the Golden Gate, the party turned southeast and descended toward the bay.

Sweeney Ridge is located in northern San Mateo County and is now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.[5][6] The site is both a California Historical Landmark and a National Historic Landmark.[3][2] The spot chosen for the marker is somewhat arbitrary, as the precise location where Portola's party reached the summit of the ridge is not known. The landmarked area encompasses two of the highest knolls on the ridge.[5]

As of October 2020, the marker has been vandalized, with Portolà’s name and the date of the discovery chiseled away.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "San Francisco Bay Discovery Site". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. ^ a b NHL Summary
  4. ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. p. 231. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b McKithan, Cecil (June 1978). "San Francisco Bay Discovery Site" (pdf). National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Bay Discovery Site" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

External links[edit]

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