Gold Beach in Curry County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)

Cape San Sebastian

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, September 1, 2012

1. Cape San Sebastian Marker

Inscription. Spanish navigators were the first to explore the North American Pacific Coast, beginning fifty years after Columbus discovered the western continents. Sebastian Vizciano saw this cape in 1603 and named it after the patron saint of the day of his discovery. Other navigators, Spanish, British, and American followed a century and a half later.

Erected by Oregon Travel Experience.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Beaver Boards series list.

Location. 42° 20.039′ N, 124° 25.108′ W. Marker is in Gold Beach, Oregon, in Curry County. It is on Oregon Coast Hwy (U.S. 101), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gold Beach OR 97444, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Oregon

and specifically on the Oregon Coast.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast,

in the Pacific Northwest,

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gold Beach Ranger Station (approx. 4.7 miles away); Gold Beach (approx. 5.7 miles away); Patterson Bridge (approx. 6.1 miles away); Mary D. Hume (approx. 6.1 miles away); First Fish Hatchery in Oregon (approx. 6.6 miles away); Memorial (approx. 10.3 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Conflict at Pistol River (was approx. 3.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, September 1, 2012

2. Cape San Sebastian Marker

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, September 1, 2012

3. Cape San Sebastian Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.