San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

	San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Nearest city	San Bruno, California
Built	1769
NRHP reference No.	68000022
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1968
Designated NHL	May 23, 1968

The San Francisco Bay Discovery Site is where the first recorded European discovery of San Francisco Bay took place on November 4, 1769. Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolà, unable to find the port of Monterey, California, continued north close to what is now 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 1,200-foot (370 m) high Sweeney Ridge^[3], where he sighted San Francisco Bay.

Sweeney Ridge is located in northern San Mateo County and is now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area^[4] where a monument marks the discovery site. The site is a National Historic Landmark^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
^ ^a ^b NHL Summary
^ NPS Red Book
^ NHL Writeup

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.

[nhlsum-2] NHL Summary

[redbook-3] NPS Red Book

[nhlwriteup-4] NHL Writeup

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