Guidebook
NO. 291 FAGES-ZALVIDEA CROSSING - In 1772, Don Pedro Fages, first recorded non-Indian 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 José María de Zalvidea in 1806, while accompanying the Ruiz expedition in search of mission sites.
Location
On the north side of SR 166, about 450 feet west of west of Chris Heer Trail. (West of Mettler, California)
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Notes
Old style state plaque
CHL #291 - Fages-Zalvidea Crossing Street Sign
CHL #291 - Fages-Zalvidea Crossing Street Sign
CHL #291 Fages-Zalvidea Crossing Marker
CHL #291 Fages-Zalvidea Crossing Private Plaque