San Vicente Creek (San Mateo County)
San Vincente Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Length | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
San Vicente Creek (Spanish for "St. Vincent") is a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km)
History
The streambanks of San Vicente Creek were inhabited by Native American as early as 3800 BC.[citation needed]
The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolá expedition, passed through the area on its way north, camping near the creek on October 30, 1769.[3]
In the year 1933, discovery of the
37°31′28″N 122°31′06″W / 37.524385°N 122.518312°W[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Vicente Creek
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. pp. 225–226.
See also