Fages-Zalvidea Crossing
California State Historic Landmark 291
02/01/96
#291 Fages-Zalvidea Trails
In 1772 Don Pedro Fages, first recorded white man to visit the southern San Joaquin
Valley, crossed this spot on his way from San Diego to San Luis Obispo. Near this point crossed
Father Jose Maria de Zalvidea in 1806, while accompanying the Ruiz expedition in search of
mission sites.
Nothing remains of this site.
On State Hwy 166 (PM 19.0), 5.5 mi W of Mettler.
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