Drakes Bay

Coordinates: 38°0′43″N 122°55′9″W / 38.01194°N 122.91917°W / 38.01194; -122.91917
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Drakes Bay Historic Archaeological District
2013 view
Drakes Bay is located in California
Drakes Bay
Drakes Bay is located in the United States
Drakes Bay
Coordinates38°0′43″N 122°55′9″W / 38.01194°N 122.91917°W / 38.01194; -122.91917
NRHP reference No.12001006[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 2012
Designated NHLDOctober 10, 2012
Drakes Bay

Drakes Bay (

circumnavigation of the world by sea in 1579. An alternative name for this bay is Puerto De Los Reyes.[2]

The bay is fed by

help conserve ocean wildlife and marine ecosystems.

A portion of the coastal area of Drakes Bay is archaeologically and historically important. It is believed to be the site of Francis Drake's 1579 landfall (which he called New Albion), and also the location where a Spanish Manila galleon sank during a storm in 1595. Both Drake and the Portuguese commander of the galleon, Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho, interacted with the local Coast Miwok. There are fifteen archaeological sites on the bay of Miwok settlements where European trade goods have been found, including materials that the Miwok probably recovered from the wrecked galleon.[5] The region was designated a National Historic Landmark District on October 17, 2012.[6][7]

View of Drakes Bay from Drake's beach
View of Drakes Bay from Elephant Seal Overlook trail

See also

References

  1. ^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/22/12 through 10/27/12". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drakes Bay
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 109.
  4. ^ "Point Reyes National Seashore California". National Park Service. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Drakes Bay National Historic Landmark Historic District". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  6. ^ Kovner, Guy (17 October 2012). "Drakes Bay at Point Reyes named national historic landmark". The Press Democrat. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. San Jose Mercury News
    . 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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