International dignitaries and local maritime historians gathered at Due West Market in Olema last week for a plaque dedication of California Registered Historical Landmark #1061: The site of New Albion. It represents the first California-registered historical landmark in West Marin since 1935.
The landmark, mounted outside the market, commemorates Francis Drake’s 1579 anchorage in California—his farthest-east exploration. As many historians believe, Drake and his crew disembarked from the Golden Hind to encamp on the…