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Cabrillo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is a U.S. national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. It is situated within Cabrillo National Monument. It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum.
Cabrillo National Monument: Cabrillo National Monument. October 15, 1966 : 10 miles (16 km) from San Diego off U.S. 10, near S tip of Point Loma San Diego: 23 ...
Cabrillo National Monument recently commemorated the anniversary of the first European to set foot in California. Things didn't go as planned. Column: Cabrillo landed in California 480 years ago.
The Point Loma Native Plant Garden features plants and flowers native to the San Diego area. [74] Cabrillo National Monument is a federal historic park at the southern end of the peninsula. The James Edgar and Jean Jessop Hervey Public Library opened in 2003, replacing a much smaller public library.
National military cemetery overlooking the bay and the city; remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Battle of San Pasqual were moved there in 1882 20: Ballast Point: La Playa Peninsula 11/6/1970 Probable site of Cabrillo's initial landing; site of Fort Guijarros; now part of Naval Base Point Loma: 22: Old La Playa Site: Bayside of Pt. Loma 11/6 ...
The formation is found on the eastern and southwestern sides of the Point Loma peninsula including in Cabrillo National Monument, and on Mount Soledad, both within the city of San Diego. [2] [3] The Cabrillo Formation overlies the Point Loma Formation.
Cabrillo State Marine Reserve (SMR) is a marine protected area (MPA). It extends off Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma, San Diego , on California 's south coast. The SMR covers 0.38 square miles (0.98 km 2 ).