6/29/2001
6/29/2001
6/2/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
Doran Park, 1.6 mi W of State Hwy 1 (PM 9.4), on Doran Beach Rd, 0.5 mi S of Bodega Bay - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
6/2/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/29/2001 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 12.222, W 123 3.070 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Bodega Bay and Harbor
Discovered in 1602-03 by the expedition of Vizcaino. It was named by Bodega in his survey of 1776. The harbor was used in 1790 by Colnett and by the Kusov expeditions in 1809 and 1811. The Russian-American Company and their Aleut hunters used the bay as an outpost until 1841. Stephen Smith too control in 1843. Pioneer ships of many nations used Bodega Bay as an anchorage.