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Recognition for Drake’s landing site

by Ike Allen October 20, 2021

Five plaques installed over the last 75 years at various locations around Drakes Bay speak about the arrival of Sir Francis Drake, who made England's first colonial claim to what is now the United States. This month, the state recognized the mouth of Drakes Estero as the explorer's landing place, confirming research that the Drake Navigators Guild has promoted for decades. The group said the encounter between Drake and Coast Miwok people was more harmonious than later meetings, while others say it brought confusion. (David Briggs / Point Reyes Light)

The mouth of Drakes Estero, widely recognized as the most likely location of Sir Francis Drake’s landing on the Pacific coast in 1579, is getting additional recognition from the state. The site of the encampment Drake called New Albion, located in the Point Reyes National Seashore and already reco

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