San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
- San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
Infobox_nrhp2 | name =San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
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caption =
nearest_city= San Bruno, California
lat_degrees = 37
lat_minutes = 36
lat_seconds = 11
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 27
long_seconds = 17
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
area =
built =1769
architect=
architecture=
added = May 23, 1968
designated_nhl = May 23, 1968[ [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=779&resourceType=Site NHL Summary] ] ]
governing_body = National Park Service
refnum=68000022[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
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 convert|1200|ft|m|-1|sing=on high Sweeney Ridge[ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/Red%20Books/68000022.red.pdf NPS Red Book] ] , 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[ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/68000022.nl.pdf NHL Writeup] ] where a monument marks the discovery site. The site is a National Historic Landmark]References
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