http://wkar.org en http://wkar.org/post/states-stake-claim-sir-francis-drakes-landing Oregon and California are locked in a dispute over something that happened 433 years ago, when Sir Francis Drake became the first British explorer to make contact with Native Americans.<p>It happened on what is now the American West Coast. The question is where? Oregon or California? The National Park Service is now poised to officially recognize one state's claim.<p>Drake was the prototypical swashbuckling British ship captain. It took him three years to circumnavigate the world. In 1579, he spent five weeks repairing his ship and interacting with West Coast tribes. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:46:00 +0000 Colin Fogarty 19074 at http://wkar.org States Stake Claim On Sir Francis Drake's Landing