| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — "Hoboken and This is No Jokin" |
| | Hoboken, a tent town in this area, began in early January, 1853 after floods had halted business in Sacramento City. River steamers landed here and hundreds of teams loaded supplies for the mining camps. An election held with 1000 electors produced 1757 ballots. The Magnolia Saloon was City Hall. By Mid-February 1853, Hoboken was abandoned as the water receded in Sacramento City.
It is a high point in Sacramento History — Map (db m52709) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — “Cobblestone” Ballast |
| | Sailing ships since the “Gold Rush” laden with supplies and sitting deep in the water just above the river bottom have inched their way slowly up the Sacramento River to Sacramento. After unloading, the ships would risk rolling over because they were sitting high in the water without ballast to stabilize the vessel on its way back to San Francisco. The natural product to serve the purpose of ballast and a secondary cargo was “paving stones” or blocks which could be . . . — Map (db m16474) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 1854 City Hall and Waterworks |
| | The original building was completed in the spring of 1854 at a cost of $120,000. It housed the City Waterworks, its Superintendent, and Tapper, and the City offices for Mayor, Council, Secretary, Marshall, Police, Collector, Assessor, Surveyor, and Recorder, including the courtroom, jury room, sleeping quarters for policemen, and City Jail. — Map (db m16948) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — A. J. Stevens Monument |
| | . . . — Map (db m17351) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Anthony J. “Tom” LoPresti — 1962 National PGA Pro of the Year |
| | Head PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL at
HAGGIN OAKS GOLF COURSE
1932 – 1994
In recognition of Tom LoPresti – otherwise known as “Mr. Golf of the West Coast” for his 62 years of dedicated service to the Sacramento Golf Community. — Map (db m14979) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 606 — B.F. Hastings Bank Building — Western Terminus of the Pony Express |
| | This structure, erected in 1852-53, was occupied during the 1850’s by the B.F. Hastings Bank, Wells Fargo and Co., Various state officials, Sacramento Valley Railroad, and the Alta Telegraph Co. during April 1860-May 1861. The Alta Telegraph Co. and its successor, The California State Telegraph Co. were the agents here for the Central Overland Pony Express, owned and operated by the firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell. From this historic site the first Overland journey eastward of the Pony Express was begun on April 4, 1860. — Map (db m11388) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Base Headquarters — Building No. 1 |
| | Headquarters has long been the heart of the installation. In the 1940s, civilian visitors and military dignitaries arrived at the Sacramento Air Depot through Gate 2, which was located at the end of the landscaped mall you see behind you. This formal space between the entry gate and Headquarters was specifically designed to impress visitors on their approach to Headquarters. The architects also designed the interior of Headquarters to convey the importance of the entire air depot. The lobby . . . — Map (db m57285) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Blue Diamond Building |
| | This building, the former California Packing Corporation Plant #11, was added to the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES in 1984 for its architecture and its place in California’s agriculture history.
It was one of the last operating canneries in the City of Sacramento the canning center of the West in the early 1900’s. About the same time, California Almond Growers Exchange began building what was to become the world’s largest almond processing and marketing organization at 18th and C . . . — Map (db m11865) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 2008-5 — Booth Building |
| | This building was the home of the Booth Company, a wholesale grocery business and its founder Newton Booth, lawyer, writer, lecturer, and politician. Booth served as State Senator 1862-1863, and lived here while Governor of California 1871-1875 and United States Senator 1875-1881. His Inaugural Ball as governor was held in a ballroom on the second floor. The platform on the roof of the building was used to signal ships approaching Sacramento in order to purchase the cargo before the ships . . . — Map (db m15705) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 967 — California Almond Growers Exchange — Almond Processing Facility |
| | The California Almond Growers Exchange founded in 1910, was first successful grower-owned co-operative for marketing California almonds. It pioneered in many fields, including almond production, mechanization and marketing. The first structure on this property was built in 1915 and was designed to mechanize almond processing. This shelling plant was one of the earliest structures of its type, and contained the world’s first mechanical cracker. — Map (db m11862) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California Firefighters Memorial |
| | Honoring men and women of uncommon courage who paid the ultimate price to protect our lives, our families and our dreams — Map (db m14836) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California Mexican-American War Memorial |
| | In memory of the American Servicemen of Hispanic descent and all others who sacrificed their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. — Map (db m15474) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California State Capital |
| | ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION – 1860 – 1874
Miner F. Butler – Won Design Competition, 1860
Ruben Clark, Supervising Architect, 1860 – 1865
Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1865 – 1870
Kenitzer & Bennett, Supervising Architect, 1870 – 1871
Gordon P. Cummings, Supervising Architect, 1872 – 1874
RESTORED AND STRUCTURALLY STRENGHTENED – 1975 – 1982
Authorized by:
AB 2071, Assemblyman Leon Ralph, . . . — Map (db m14834) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California State Capitol Park |
| |
HISTORY
When Spanish governors ruled the California territory, its capitol was moved from town to town between San Diego and Monterey.
San Jose had already been designated the capitol by the time California was granted statehood in 1850. In the next four years, Vallejo and Benicia took turns at that honor. In 1854 Sacramento became the home of the legislature.
Though several cities were vying to become the permanent capitol, Sacramento’s claim was made secure in 1860 when the . . . — Map (db m15017) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — California State Indian Museum |
| | This museum dedicated to
LOYALTY – COOPERATION – PROGRESS
And to the Ideals of
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY — Map (db m14078) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 526 — California’s First Passenger Railroad |
| | The Sacramento Valley Railroad running from Sacramento to Folsom, was begun at this site on February 12, 1855. Here, at Third and R Streets, was located the Sacramento passenger terminal. The turntable and freight depot were at Third and Front Streets. Completion of the railroad was celebrated at Folsom on February 22, 1856. — Map (db m16056) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 872 — California’s Historic Capitol |
| | The historic Capitol was designed by architects M.F. Butler and Reuben Clark. Its style is an adaption of Roman Corinthian architecture. Work began in 1860 and by late 1869 the Capitol was partly occupied. In 1874, construction ended at a cost of $245 million. The west wing which once housed all branches of government is now a legislative facility. Its design and construction are tributes to California’s pioneer architects, craftsmen and builders. — Map (db m11341) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 666 — Camp Union Sutterville |
| | The 5th Infantry Regiment, California Volunteers, was organized here on 8 October, 1861 and trained by Brevet Brigadier General George W. Bowie for duty in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas against the Confederate forces. Since this was the year of the great flood, the troops aided the flood-stricken capital. Company F, (Sacramento Rangers), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, California Volunteers, was organized in Sacramento August 29, 1861 and later served here. This company furnished a large number of officers for other units of the California Volunteers. — Map (db m10825) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 591 — Captain John A. Sutter's Landing |
| | [Main Marker]:
Captain John A. Sutter, after coming up the Sacramento River from Yerba Buena in August 1839, landed approximately two hundred feet north of here, at what was then the south bank of the American River. A short time thereafter he moved to the site where he established a permanent camp, and later built his fort. Sutter and his men where the first settlers within the present city limits of Sacramento.
[Smaller Marker]:
In commemoration of the
landing of John . . . — Map (db m10522) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Central Pacific’s Other Big Four |
| | When the task of building the C.P.R.R. line over the Sierra provided too much for the Irish, Chinese laborers from Kwantung took over. Called Tze Yap or Four Districts Men, their hard work and perseverance earned them the nickname of “Cholly Clocker’s Pets.” — Map (db m16941) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Charles A. “Charlie” King — 1821 – 1857 — Actor – Comedian – Entrepreneur |
| | A native of Jamaica Plains, near Boston, Charley King came to Sacramento in the early 1850’s. He was a member of the theatrical company that opened the American Theater on the evening of September 9, 1851, it’s owner-proprietor was Dr. Volney Spaulding. The theater and its performing company continued to prosper until November 2, 1852, when Sacramento’s worst conflagration leveled the city and theater.
In 1853, Charley King formed a partnership with Messrs. Proctor, Venna and Mrs. . . . — Map (db m14037) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Charles Duncombe, M.D. (1787 – 1862) |
| | Dr. Duncombe was the first physician on record to come to Sacramento. A Native of Stanford, Connecticut, he moved to Upper Canada (now Ontario) to become a landowner and member of Parliament. Ontario’s first medical school, the Talbot Dyspensary at St. Thomas, was established by Dr. Duncombe and a Dr. Rolf. Both Dr. Duncombe and Dr. Rolf became leaders in the William Lyon Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837. This group of reformers tried unsuccessfully to unseat the system wherein the British . . . — Map (db m14105) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — City Wharf and Warehouses |
| | The City’s Wharf and Warehouse probably was constructed in the late 1880’s. A south extension likely was added around 1900. The small waterfront facility provided river-craft dockage for a number of small independent operators. As indicated by the rooftop sign in the photo above, the American Fish Company had leased space within the building. A comprehensive historic study of these businesses has never been undertaken and little is known of the vessels or the transportation services they provided. — Map (db m16500) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Civil War Symbol Yields To Time |
| | A STUMP IS ALL THAT REMAINS of a Silver Maple transplanted from the Battlefield of Chattanooga. In 1897 the sapling was planted here as part of a Memorial Grove dedicated to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The first war memorial to grace Capital Park, the Grove was conceived by Mrs. Eliza Holloway Waggoner of Sacramento, who led her sisters from the local chapter of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic in bringing more than forty trees from battlefields of the Civil War. . . . — Map (db m14984) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Colonel William Stephen Hamilton — In Memory of the Rough Diamond |
| | Born in New York August 4, 1797; came to California in 1849
Died on October 9, 1850
In size and features, talent and character, He much resembled his illustrious father.
Sacramento Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution — Map (db m12405) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Daniel Blue — 1811 - 1899 — In Memory of |
| |
in whose house St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church the oldest African-American congregation on the Pacific Coast was organized in 1850
and
other members of the Sacramento area African-American community laid to rest on this site.
Built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus, himself"
Ephesians 2:19:20 — Map (db m18872) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Dr. Alister MacKenzie — Golf Course Designer |
| | On August 19, 1931, famous Golf Course Designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie was selected by the City of Sacramento to lay out the new Sacramento Municipal 18-Hole Golf Course, which opened for play on October 1, 1932. The course name was changed to Haggin Oaks Municipal 18-hole G.C. in 1952. On May 17, 1997, the City of Sacramento officially dedicated the Haggin Oaks Municipal Golf Courses (now a 36-hole golf facility) as the…Alister MacKenzie G.C. at Haggin Oaks and the Arcade Creek G.C. at Haggin Oaks. — Map (db m14938) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Dr. Benjamin F. Pendery |
| | BORN August 11, 1846
DIED April 26, 1905
This monument is dedicated to
Dr. Pendery, his family, and all the
men and women of medicine who were
moved here from the New Helvetia
Cemetery in 1955 – 1956.
Erected June 12, 1999 by the
Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society
with the generous support of
East Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries
The Pfund Family Fund and the
Ruhkala Monument Company, Inc. — Map (db m18946) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Edmonds Field — 1910 – 1960 |
| | This was the site of home plate at Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons Baseball Team for fifty years. More than 4,200 games were played here over those years and Solon fans set several PCL attendance records.
The Solons won the pennant in 1942. Their fans were some of the best in baseball. — Map (db m17071) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Edward Kelley School |
| | Formerly Brighton School has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m704) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — El Camino Real Bell |
| | This commemorative bell celebrates a combined century of service by the California Federation of Women’s Clubs and California State Automobile Association including the establishment of bell markers along the historical El Camino Real. — Map (db m14819) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Elbridge L. Hawk |
| | [A tree was planted in the memory of Elbridge Hawk. At the foot of the tree lies this marker]
In Memory of
ELBRIDGE L. HAWK
Past Commander in Chief, G.A.R. — Map (db m15010) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Father Junipero Serra — 1713 – 1784 |
| | Dedicated to the Memory of
Father Junipero Serra
1713 - 1784
the first Franciscan missionary
to whom California owes an
everlasting tribute – he brought
civilization to our land and in deed
and character he deserves a foremost
place in the history of our state — Map (db m14817) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 780-8 — First Transcontinental Railroad — Western Base of the Sierra Nevada |
| | On January 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that where the Central Pacific Railroad crossed Arden Creek the western base of the Sierra Nevada began. The hardships of railroad construction through mountains resulted in increased government subsidies. These funds gave the company impetus to finish the transcontinental railroad.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 780-8
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the New Helvetia . . . — Map (db m18854) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — First United Methodist Church — Founded October 28, 1849 — Sacramento’s Third Organized Church |
| | The original building was located on land at the S. E. corner of 7th and L Sts. Donated by Capt. John Sutter. It was known as The Baltimore Chapel. Prefabricated in Baltimore and shipped around The Horn, it became the first house of worship in Sacramento and the Great Valley. A new building; Designated First Methodist Episcopal Church, erected in 1859 on 6th St. between K and L. In 1918 a merger occurred between that church and The Central M.E. Church at 11th and I Sts. which had been organized . . . — Map (db m11885) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 697 — Five Mile Station |
| | Departing at 2:45 A.M. from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here quickly changing ponies he sped on to the next stop at Fifteen Mile Station.
California Registered
Historical Landmark No. 697
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, Sacramento County Historical Society, and the . . . — Map (db m19583) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Frank C. Freer |
| | This plaque is dedicated to Frank C. Freer by the City of Sacramento in recognition
of his commitment of over 50 years to improving the game of golf in Sacramento, California.
• Member-Sacramento Golf Club at Haggin Oaks
• Member-Sacramento Golf Council
• Tournament Director-California State Fair Championship
• Chairman-1983 National Mens’ Public Links Championship
• NCGA Board of Directors (1962-1968)
• USGA Sectional Qualifying Committeeman, National Public Links (1964-1995)
. . . — Map (db m14907) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Frasinetti’s Winery |
| | James Frasinetti, an Italian immigrant, founded this winery in 1897. Frasinetti’s is the oldest family owned and operated wine producer in the Sacramento Valley. At its peak, the winery had over 400 acres of grapes.
Today, grapes have disappeared from this area and the winery is back to the original six acres. This winery produces varietal wines that combine old world traditions with the improved methods of today.
New Helvetia Chapter #5
E Clampus Vitus
NGH Jesse Salinas
February 17, 2007 — Map (db m19410) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Freight on the Move — Central Pacific Railroad |
| | Since the days of Sutter’s Fort, Sacramento was the trading center for much of the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and points beyond. As the railroad network around the capital city expanded, Sacramento merchants were able to market a greater volume and range of goods over a larger area. Each day crates, barrels and sacks covered the Freight Depot as the ever increasing flow of shipments made it one of the busiest places in the city. But by evening, the large open deck was cleared. The . . . — Map (db m16052) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — General Albert M. Winn |
| | This park is named in honor of
General Albert M. Winn
Founder of the Order of Native Sons of the Golden West
Born in Loudon County, Virginia, April 27th, 1810
Died in Sonoma, California, August 26th, 1883 — Map (db m13886) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — General Albert Maver Winn |
| | Dedicated to
Gneral Albert Maver Winn
Founder of the Fraternal Order of
The Native Sons of the Golden West
and
To the California Pioneers
Rededicated and Restored
September 1969-April 1977-July 2004 — Map (db m12455) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — General George Wright — 1803 – 1865 |
| | A graduate of West Point, his gallantry on the fields of battle earned him commendations; from the Seminole War in Florida, to the Mexican War, to the Indian Campaign in the Pacific Northwest. His unwavering loyalty to the Union would prompt President Lincoln to appoint him Commander of the Pacific Coast during the Civil War. The sinking of the steamer "Brother Jonathan" off the coast of Crescent City during a violent storm claimed the General as a victim, July 30, 1865 — Map (db m10766) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — General John A. Sutter — February 15, 1808 – June 18, 1880 |
| | Swiss Immigrant
Founder of New Helvetia
The beginning of Sacramento
Builder of Sutter’s Fort
A man of vision and compassion
who deserves the respect
and gratitude
of Americans and Swiss — Map (db m11182) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Georgia Fisher — A Monument Love Story Restoration Project |
| | Georgia Fisher died on December 27, 1875. Martin Bergman, Georgia’s fiancée, was one of Sacramento’s earliest premiere potters and sculptures. Shortly after her death, Martin, together with his father and brother, created a beautiful monument on her grave site at our Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. Over the years vandalism, theft, and natural forces took their toll on the monument leaving only a shadow of its original beauty.
Georgia and Martin planned their wedding to be held on New . . . — Map (db m14034) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 823 — Governor’s Mansion |
| | This mansard-styled Victorian house was built for Albert Gallatin in 1877. Acquired by the State, it served as the first official Governor's residence. Governor George C. Pardee and his family moved in during November, 1903. It ultimately served as home for 13 Governors over a span of 64 years. — Map (db m13882) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Hardin Bigelow |
| | Elected April 1, 1850
First Mayor of Sacramento under the Charter form of Government.
A Native of Michigan.
Died on November 27, 1850, in San Francisco of Cholera, following wounds received in the Squatters Riot at Sacramento in August 1850.
Aged 41 Years. — Map (db m12400) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Historic Street Lights |
| | . . . — Map (db m16521) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — In Memory of the Old Tier Grounds — Of Sacramento City Cemetery — Est. 1849 |
| | The unmarked last resting place of over three thousand pioneers, their exact place of burial, somewhere between the north border of Broadway and the north portion of the cemetery, and between 9th and 11th Streets, known but to their God.
Buried in the Tier Grounds were nearly a thousand victims of the 1850 Cholera Epidemic and some two hundred Chinese immigrants who died and were buried there between 1851 and 1855. — Map (db m34290) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Independent Boat Operations of the 1850s |
| | The Sacramento Wood Company’s steamer wood freight shed, between N and O streets in the Front Street right-of-way, remained at this location for approximately 30 years. The Sacramento Wood Company could trace his roots from an earlier enterprise that gathered cut firewood from the banks of the upper Sacramento River.
In the photo above, the building at this time sports a banner reading “Opposition Str. Chin Du Wan.” The Chin Du Wan was a popular steamboat that operated from . . . — Map (db m16508) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — J. Holland Laidler Camp No.5 Plot |
| | J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company’s Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of hostilities, he joined the Hospital Corps. United States Army, and was killed in action during the Philippine insurrection, April 24, 1899, at Quinqua, Philippine Islands. He was born in Elko, Houston County, Georgia, July 11, 1876.
The Department of . . . — Map (db m12504) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — James Logan Butler — The Silver Baron of Tonopah, Nevada |
| | FEB. 2, 1855
JAN. 22, 1923
His Mizpah Mine Produced
Nearly Half of the
$250,000,000 Gold and Silver
Taken in the Tonopah Rush
of the Early 1900’s. — Map (db m13950) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Jean A. Bell Kellogg |
| | [A tree was planted in the memory of Jean Bell Kellogg. At the foot of the tree lies this marker] Charter member of Sumner Woman’s Relief Corps No.11, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Founded 1885. — Map (db m15012) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building |
| | Designated on the 19th day of August 1987
By the
Honorable George Deukmejian
Governor of California
In honor of
Jesse Marvin Unruh
September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987
Member of the Assembly, 1955 – 1970
Speaker of the Assembly, 1961 – 1968
Treasurer of California, 1974 – 1987 — Map (db m14852) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — John A. Sutter, Jr. — 1826 – 1897 |
| | Founder and Planner of City of Sacramento
1848
Died in Port of Acapulco, Mexico
American Consul for 24 Years
Juan A. Sutter
De origin Suizo y consul Americano.
Durante 24 anos en este Puerto.
Fallecio a la edad de 72 anos.
Su espposa e hijos le dedican este recuerdo
Alcalpulco Sep 21 de 1897
Reinterred in Sacramento
with the consent of his only surviving daughter
ANNA SUTTER YOUNG
Mar. 11, 1964
Born Alcapulco Sept. 18, 1888
Died San Francico Jan.23, 1970
Interred here . . . — Map (db m12388) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — John Bigler — (1806 – 1871) — California’s Third Governor |
| | Born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1806, John Bigler was the eldest of what was said to be “a numerous family of children.” As a young man, he was apprenticed to the printing trade and became one of the youngest editors of the Pittsburg Post. In 1826 Bigler became publisher of the paper he started with, the Centre Democrat and later entered the study of law in Ohio, and ultimately was drawn into politics.
John Bigler came overland across the plains . . . — Map (db m13069) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — John Sutter Landing |
| | On the south bank of the American River near this spot General John A. Sutter landed August 12, 1839 and founded New Helvetia which is now Sacramento City. Also on this river in the mill race at Coloma fifty miles east of here on January 24, 1848 gold was discovered by James W. Marshall an employee of General Sutter. This monument is erected to commemorate these important historical events — Map (db m14925) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Joseph H. McKinney |
| |
First Sheriff
of Sacramento
County
Killed during a
Squatters Riot in
Brighton Township
August 15, 1850
Age Early 20’s — Map (db m18869) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Ken Morton, Sr. |
| |
• 1998 National PGA Golf Professional of the Year
• 1998 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
• 1994 National PGA Horton-Smith Award Winner
• 1990 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
Ken Morton, Sr. gained his appreciation of the game of golf as a caddie working at Del Paso Country club in Sacramento, California. Ken came to Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in 1958 as an employee working in the Club repair shop under Head Golf Professional Tom LoPresti. . . . — Map (db m14857) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Kenneth L. Maddy |
| | . . . — Map (db m15028) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 603 — Lady Adams Building |
| | Built in 1852 by the Lady Adams Mercantile Co.; named after the brig which brought the partners around the horn. She has survived fires, flood, and being lifted one story. She has served merchants, bankers, and as a “rooming house”. And has been flat busted more than once. The only survivor of the fire of 1852. She was named California Historical Landmark No. 603 on May 22, 1957 before we got around to it. — Map (db m58582) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 614 — Leland Stanford House |
| | The house originally designed in 1857 by Seth Babson and was purchased by Leland Stanford in 1861. It served as the State Executive Office from 1861 to 1867, before the completion of the State Capital. It was later extensively remodeled and enlarged. In 1900 Jane Lathrop Stanford gave the house to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to create the Stanford-Lathrop Memorial Home for Friendless Children. — Map (db m11842) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Liberty Bell Replica |
| |
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
California
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the
United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive
from May 15 to July 4, 1950. It was displayed in
every part of the State
The Dimensions and tone are identical
with those of the original Liberty Bell when it
rang out our . . . — Map (db m14837) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Luella Buckminster-Johnston — 1861 – 1958 |
| | An outspoken proponent of suffrage for women, she became the first of her gender elected to a municipal office in Sacramento, being swept into office by an all male electorate before women attained the right to vote. Widow of a politician and schoolteacher by avocation, she became a leader of the Progressive Republican Women and Sacramento’s first Commissioner of Education in 1912. — Map (db m15621) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Margaret Rhodes Crocker — 1822 – 1901 — Wife of Edwin Bryant Crocker |
| | The donation of her late husband’s art collection to the city in 1885 gave Sacramento the first and finest art gallery west of the Mississippi. Other philanthropic gestures during her lifetime, which included generous support of the Protestant Orphan Asylum, founding of the Marguerite Home for Aged and Homeless Women (1884), Women’s Aid Society and other numerous charities, earned her the title of “Lady Bountiful”. — Map (db m10769) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Mark Hopkins — 1815 - 1878 |
| | Some 350 tons of Rocky Mountain Red Granite form the sarchophas that entombs the remains this Forty-Niner who ultimately became one of the “Big Four” in railroad history and Treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. This monstrous vault took a year and a half in construction and was completed in 1880 at a cost in excess of $80,000. — Map (db m10772) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Mark Hopkins Monument |
| | Construction began on this splendid mausoleum in 1878 when the then very wealthy Mary Hopkins wished to provide a suitable resting place for her recently deceased husband Mark Hopkins.
Mark Hopkins had operated first a grocery store and then a hardware store in Sacramento in the 1850’s and became a founding partner of the Central Pacific Railroad, a visionary undertaking to build the first crossing of the continent by rail. One of the legendary Big Four, he served as Treasurer of the . . . — Map (db m42399) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — McClellan Air Force Base |
| | This memorial is dedicated to the
men and women
of McClellan AFB whose sacrifice, courage
and determination contributed
immeasurably to the
nation's security — Map (db m52692) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — McClellan Air Force Base |
| |
[Panel 1a:]
The 1930s
With war clouds gathering over the Pacific, in 1936 Congress authorized the construction of the Sacramento Air Depot. The Army Air Corp envisioned that the new depot would support operations on the West Coast, as well as provide a staging area for aircraft and material bound for the Pacific.
Built under the supervision of the Army Quartermaster Corps, construction of the Sacramento Air Depot began in late 1936. The depot took shape rapidly, and the . . . — Map (db m57199) WM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Merchant Marine Monument |
| | Dedicated to all Merchant Marine Seaman
Members of the U.S. Merchant Marines serving world wide aboard
U.S. Flag cargo ships during World War II suffered a greater
percentage of war-related deaths than did all of the
nation’s regular armed forces combined.
The Merchant Marine Seaman suffered losses of 3.4%
Of the over 200,000 serving, with 6,798 killed.
The total of all other armed services suffered losses of 1.78%.
We were granted U.S. Armed Forces Veteran status January 19, . . . — Map (db m16493) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — MIA / POW |
| | In their honor and memory — Map (db m52747) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Michael “Mac” McDonagh — Born in Tuam Co. Galway on December 29, 1900 |
| | In recognition of Michael “Mac” McDonagh for his 32 years of service as Superintendent of Golf for the City of Sacramento from 1932 – 1964. Mac McDonagh went to England in 1923 to become an apprentice in golf course construction and design with Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In 1926, McDonagh came to California and joined Dr. MacKenzie in the building of such fine golf courses as Cypress Point, The Meadow Club, and our very own Sacramento Municipal Golf Course – now officially . . . — Map (db m14939) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — New England Seed Store |
| | On this site stood the store of James L. L. Warren, an influential center of agriculture during the Gold Rush. Here at the New England Seed Store, the camellia was first introduced into California in February, 1852
Camellia
Official Flower of the City and County of Sacramento — Map (db m11193) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — New Helvetia Cemetery |
| | Established by John Sutter in 1849. Purchased in 1857 by J.W. Reeves, who later deeded it to the City of Sacramento. 1009 Chinese buried here were shipped to China by the Chinese Societies who deeded their plots to the city. — Map (db m11809) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Newton Booth — 1852 - 1892 |
| | State Senator 1862
Governor 1871
United States Senator 1873 — Map (db m12425) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Old City Plaza |
| | Dedicated in 1849 to the use of future generations by CAPTAIN JOHN A. SUTTER
Later used as a hay market, miners gathering place, civic celebrations and since 1873 as a public park. — Map (db m17346) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 633-2 — Old Folsom Powerhouse — Sacramento Station A |
| | The first distribution point of electricity for a major city, Station A was constructed in 1894. Built by the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company to receive power generated from Folsom Powerhouse. The first transmission of electricity was on July 13, 1895. This power distribution network resulted in the first overhead wire streetcar system in the Central Valley. — Map (db m11185) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Old Masonic Cemetery |
| | Plot Size: 67” by 68’
Established 1859
In purchasing this site from the Board of Trustees, Sacramento City Cemetery, July 30, 1859, the Order of Free and Accepted Masons became the first fraternal organization in Sacramento to provide a private burial plot for its members – a cemetery within a cemetery. The Old Masonic was acquired in two sections, the last of which was purchased April 30, 1860, increased the plot to its present size and brought the total cost to the Masonic . . . — Map (db m14075) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Old Odd Fellows Plot — The Independent Order of Odd Fellows |
| | They were an order that inscribed upon their banners, “Visit the sick, relieve the distressed, and bury the dead.”
“To the benevolent – If there is any of that commodity called charity in this community, we earnestly call upon those possessing it to exercise it forthwith.”
So went out the plea to the Brotherhood in an editorial appeal that appeared in the Placer Times, August 18, 1849.
General Albert V. Winn was the first to move in this . . . — Map (db m12489) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 812 — Old Sacramento |
| | Founded in December 1848 by John A. Sutter, Jr., Sacramento was an outgrowth of Sutter’s Fort established by his father, Captain John A. Sutter, in 1839. State Capital since 1854, it was a major distribution point during the Gold Rush. A commercial and agricultural center, and terminus for wagon train, stagecoach, riverboat, telegraph, Pony Express, and the first Transcontinental Railroad. — Map (db m11486) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum |
| | Dedicated
September 9, 1977
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
“LEARNING FOR LIVING” — Map (db m14104) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Pioneer Camellia Grove |
| | Established as a living memorial to the early builders of California in recognition of their courage, determination & contribution toward progress in the community & our golden state. — Map (db m14822) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Pioneer Cemetery Grove — Sacramento Pioneer Association – Founded 1854 |
| | The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush and earliest days of Sacramento. They purchased much of Pioneer Grove from the City in 1861 and acquired more area over the next forty years.
Among the founding members resting here are Mark Hopkins, General Albert Maver Winn, and James McClatchy. Honorary members buried elsewhere include President Ulysses S. Grant, James Marshall, . . . — Map (db m12453) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Pioneer Cemetery Grove — Sacramento Pioneer Association – Founded 1854 |
| | The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush and the earliest days of Sacramento. They purchased much of Pioneer Grove from the City in 1861 and acquired more area over the next forty years. Among the founding members resting here are Mark Hopkins, Gen. Albert Maver Winn, and James McClatchy. Honorary members buried elsewhere include Pres. U.S. Grant, James Marshall, and Gen. . . . — Map (db m14108) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Pony Express River Steamer “Antelope” |
| | [Front of Marker]
Dedicated April 13, 2000
SACRAMENTO
by
James Stretesky
George E. Kuchler Family
Rotary Club of Sacramento
Burnett & Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Co – Since 1869
Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail Association
[Sponsors are listed on bottom of base.]
[Back of Marker]
The Pony Express mail was carried by river steamers of the “California Steam Navigation . . . — Map (db m15702) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Prisoner of the River — LaGrange |
| | Among the many sailing ships bound for California in 1849 was the LaGrange, a three-masted bark from Salem, Massachusetts. The ship arrived at Sacramento on October 3, 1849, and the following June was purchased by the city for a prison. In preparation for its new role, the ship was stripped to the masts and cells built in its hold.
The LaGrange served as Sacramento’s jail until November 1859 when it sank during a week-long storm. Other ships were used as hotels and warehouses . . . — Map (db m16989) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Re-Internment Site For New Helvetia Cemetery |
| | In memory of the persons
Laid to rest between
1849 and 1912 by the
County of Sacramento at
New Helvetia Cemetery
Dedicated by the
Sacramento County
Board of Supervisors
Sacramento County Cemetery Advisory Commission
2003 — Map (db m18967) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Rev. O.C. Wheeler D.D., L.L.D. — 1816 – 1891 |
| | Organizer Of
First Baptist Church of San Francisco, 1849
First Baptist Church of San Jose, 1849
First Baptist Church of Sacramento, 1850
These Churches Have Erected This Monument
To His Memory, Oct. 25, 1925 — Map (db m14069) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sa’ Cumn’e Plaza |
| | Sa’ Cumn’e means “Big House” in the Miwok Language
And was an early name for the Sacramento area
This plaza is dedicated to the Native Americans
who walked this land before us and inspire current
generations to carry forth their traditions.
From Placer County to Yosemite and Mount Diablo
(Spirit Mountain) to the Sierra Range, the Miwok
gathered to live, hunt and fish.
Where you now stand was once a large village.
Analysis of the artifacts uncovered here . . . — Map (db m60041) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 566 — Sacramento City Cemetery |
| | Resting place of California Pioneers. The cemetery was established in 1850. Many of the victims of the Cholera Epidemic of that year are buried here. Included among the graves of illustrious Californians are those of Governors John Bigler, Newton Booth, and William Irwin; General George Wright, hero of the Mexican War; Mark Hopkins, Co-builder of the Central Pacific Railroad; General Albert M. Winn, Founder of the Native Sons of the Golden West; Hardin Bigelow, First Mayor of Sacramento; . . . — Map (db m11349) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sacramento Engine Company No. 3 — Organized March 27, 1851 |
| | This original building built in 1853, housed Sacramento Engine Company No. 3. In 1921 the building was abandoned as a firehouse. It was restored to its present state in 1960, as an historical landmark. — Map (db m17004) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sacramento Turn Verein |
| | In 1854 Sacramento was prospering notably in spite of the floods, fires and epidemics that had besieged her. German-born citizens and men of German ancestry decided to organize a “Turn Verein”, as was the custom in their homeland. They circulated a proclamation and assembled on June 2, 1854 to establish the Sacramento Turn Verein.
In 1859 the Sacramento Turn Verein purchased a piece of property on K Street between 9th and 10th Streets where the first Turn Verein Hall was built . . . — Map (db m12527) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sacramento Volunteer Fire Department — 1850 – 1872 |
| | The Mutual Hook and Ladder Company, formed on February 5, 1850, was the first fire company in the State of California. It served with distinction until disbanded October 30, 1859.
On June 23, 1858, a grateful city donated this plot of ground to its Volunteer Fire Department for the internment of its deceased members. It is the only known maintained firemen’s plot west of the Mississippi.
Sacramento’s Fire Department consisted of six Engine Companies, one Hook and Ladder, and a Hose . . . — Map (db m12462) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sacramento’s Maritime Heritage |
| | The second world war found river transportation companies continuing service on the Sacramento River while under the restrictions of wartime conditions. In the 1950’s, river commerce consisted of the transportation of barges of bulk grain, petroleum, and crushed rock between Bay Area points and upriver as far north as Colusa. In 1954, Sacramento River traffic amounted to 2,172,451 tons of cargo, largely rice. River commerce in the 1960’s continued to be primarily tug boats and barges including . . . — Map (db m16467) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — September 11, 2001 |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those
who tragically lost their lives on
September 11, 2001
in New York City, The Pentagon,
and Shanskville, Pennsylvania
May God Shed His Grace on Thee — Map (db m13420) WM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sisters of Mercy |
| | During the Gold Rush Days of 1857, the Sisters of Mercy came to Sacramento to care for the children of the miners and to serve the sick and the homeless.
In those early days, the Sisters purchased land in the heart of the city to build a school. Passage of the “Capital Bill”, in 1860 resulted in the sale of that property to the State for its original price of $4,850. This is now the site of the State Capital Building.
The Sisters of Mercy have made significant contributions to . . . — Map (db m14839) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sisters of Mercy — Arrival in Sacramento, October 2, 1857 |
| | This sculpture commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy caring for those in need to the greater Sacramento region. Mary Baptist Russell, California Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, is depicted here as a woman of vision, courage and compassion, blazing the trail for her companions and followers as they bring hope and healing to those is need.
The works of the Sisters of Mercy are based on the vision of their Irish Foundress, Catherine McAuley, who sought to connect the . . . — Map (db m14840) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 1013 — Site of First African Methodist Episcopal Church on the Pacific Coast |
| | This is the site of the first church building associated with an African American religious congregation on the Pacific Coast. The church was the Methodist Church of Colored People of Sacramento City, formally organized in 1850. In 1851 the congregation was admitted into the African Methodist Episcopal Church, becoming the first African Methodist Episcopal Church on the Pacific Coast. First known as Bethel, the name was later changed to St. Andrews. The original 1850 wooden church building was . . . — Map (db m4327) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 869 — Site of First and Second State Capitals at Sacramento |
| | Sacramento’s first county courthouse, formerly located on this site, served as California’s State Capital from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 for the third session of the legislature and from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854 for the fifth session. Destroyed by fire on July 13, 1854, it was rebuilt in less than six months. The second courthouse served as the Capital from 1855 – 1869 when a transition began to the current Statehouse. A third courthouse occupied this site and remained until replaced by the County Jail in 1989. — Map (db m14803) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 654 — Site of the First Jewish Synagogue Owned by a Congregation on the Pacific Coast |
| | Site of the first Jewish Synagogue owned by a congregation on the Pacific Coast on 7th Street between L and Capital Avenue — Map (db m14991) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — St. George Hotel |
| | [Front of Marker]
ST.GEORGE HOTEL
Dedicated March 19, 2005
SACRAMENTO
By
James Streetsky
First Northern Bank
The Firehouse Restaurant
Rotary Club of Sacramento
Burnett & Sons Planing Mill
and Lumber Co. – Since 1869
Sacramento Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail Association
[A list of donors is on the bottom of the base.]
[Back of Marker]
The St. George Hotel was on this corner with the main entrance on Fourth . . . — Map (db m14810) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sutter's Fort — This Tree Came From Kandern, Baden, Germany — The Birthplace of General John A Sutter |
| | The Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West planted it on July 19, 1939. and dedicated it September 9, 1948, on the occasion of the celebration of Admission Day and the Centenary of the founding of the modern City of Sacramento. — Map (db m11886) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sutterville Brewery |
| | Site of a two story brick building built for Robert H. Vance of San Francisco in 1853. One of five brick structures erected that year, it was first occupied as a store. Almost coincident with the founding of Camp Union in 1861, it was taken over by Martin Arenz for a brewery and operated until after 1880. It ended up as a rental hall and was razed in 1952, but for ninety years was called THE SUTTERVILLE BREWERY. It was Sutterville's last remaining building. — Map (db m58583) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The 17 Doctors of the 1850 Sacramento Cholera Epidemic |
| | In Memory of the 17 Doctors who died while caring for victims of the 1850 Cholera Epidemic in Sacramento
[Left Column
Dr. W. Carpenter (Age 26), Dr. Horatio Cobb (Age 30), Dr. R.S. Girard (Age 35), Dr. Pliney P. Green (age 41), Dr. R.L. Grisard (Age 33), Dr. R.H. Hale (Age 26), Dr. George W. Held (Age 34), Dr. Henry F. Herr (Age26)
[Right Column]
Dr. A. Holmes (Age 47), Dr. George Noble (Age 30), Dr. George H. Mason (Age 23), Dr. Robert McMamee (Age 27), Dr. . . . — Map (db m12485) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Bennett Brothers — Prosper, Leonard & Josiah |
| | Arrived in Sacramento in 1850 from Mankato, Minnesota
Leaving their brother Pharis to rest in Genoa, Nevada
Prosper & Esther settled near Verona in Sutter County to farm in 1852
Members of the Bennett Family and Friends buried here are:
Prosper Bennett 1822 – 1863 and wife Esther Harris Bennett Gibson 1828 – 1884
Eugene Bennett 1855 – 1868 Son of Esther and Prosper
Frances Gibson 1837 – 1929 Second husband of Esther
Sarah Harris 1798 – . . . — Map (db m14101) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Birth Place of the Railroads |
| | “The Docks” area is significant in that California’s first railroad began here. Railroads have directly influenced the development of the southern waterfront for more than 100 years. The Sacramento Valley Rail Road, the pioneer steam line in California, was built from the foot of R Street to the town of Folsom in 1855. In 1859, the railroad was extended along Front Street to the foot of K Street. For much of this period, the railroad maintained a freight interchange with river . . . — Map (db m16727) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The California Peace Officers Memorial — In Tribute |
| | Since statehood, the people of California have sought and cherished a quality of life unsurpassed in this great nation. There have been among us those who chose to serve as peace officers and when called upon unselfishly gave more than we have the right to ask. A passionate desire among their brother and sister peace officers and concerned Californians to commemorate those fallen heros is evidenced here. This moving memorial is a tribute to the dedicated men and women of the California Law . . . — Map (db m14814) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Civil War Memorial Grove |
| | THIS GROVE OF TREES as saplings, transplanted from southern battlefields was dedicated to the memory of UNION VETERANS of the CIVIL WAR and presented to the State of California — Map (db m14827) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 745 — The Coloma Road |
| | Sutter’s Fort, established by Capt. John A. Sutter in August 1839, marked the Western end of the Coloma Road. Opened in 1847, this road ran from the Fort to Sutter’s sawmill at Coloma. Used by James W. Marshall in January 1848 to bring the news of the gold discovery to Sutter. It was traversed later by thousands of miners going to and from the diggings in 1849. The Coloma Road became the route of California’s first stage line, established by James E. Birch. — Map (db m11897) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Docks |
| | “The Docks” has had a remarkably varied occupational history. Gold Rush immigrants camped along the riverbank. In the following years, a limited number of individuals and families lived in the area in private residences and lodging houses. From the beginning of Euro-American occupation, however, the area was dominated by commercial and industrial activity because of its location adjacent to a navigational river. Speculators; small businesses including saloons, fish wholesalers, . . . — Map (db m16511) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Fireman’s Plot |
| | “First in Danger
and Always Ready”
This inscription, engraved on a silver trumpet presented to Engine Company No. 3 in 1853, a token of appreciation, perhaps best describes Sacramento’s gallant volunteer fire department as a whole.
As almost every other city whose beginnings were of tents and wooden structures, fire was a constant threat to early Sacramento. Destroyed in part or entirely by numerous conflagrations, cities and towns of lesser fortitude and . . . — Map (db m56324) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The First Brick Building in Sacramento |
| | The Bridge Lunch Restaurant was the last of a long line of restaurants, saloons and boardinghouses located at, or nearby, 1323 Front Street, the first brick structure in the city. George Zins, a native of Searsburg, Lorraine, started a brick-making business in Sutterville in 1847 and hauled the bricks for the building to Sacramento by oxen-teams. Zins is also credited with building the first brick building in the state a year earlier at Sutterville.
In 1849, Zins constructed his two-story . . . — Map (db m16728) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The First Hundred Years are the Hardest |
| | When Sacramento bought steam pumpers the volunteers could not keep their steam? up, so they hired professional firemen. Since March 30, 1872, Sacramento paid firemen have always been the first to respond to any crisis.
New Helvetia Chapter No. 5,
E Clampus Vitus
August 5, 1972 — Map (db m38318) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The G.A.R. Memorial Plot |
| | Sacramento City CemeteryThe GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Memorial Plot was originally located in the New Helvetia Cemetery at the corner of 31st and J Streets, a plot donated to the Sumner Post No.3 by the owner and proprietor John Wesley Reeves. It was duly dedicated in 1865. Upon the death of Reeves in 1867, and the City’s acquisition of the New Helvetia facility, a plot of more appreciable size was offered to the G.A.R. in City Cemetery in exchange. The remains of Civil War veterans buried . . . — Map (db m12411) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Guy West Bridge |
| |
Named in honor of
Dr. Guy A. West
Founding President of
Sacramento State College
(1947 – 1966)
Under his guidance and dedicated
leadership, the university grew from
four faculty and fewer than two
hundred students to a comprehensive
regional institute of higher
learning with a national reputation
for excellence — Map (db m19578) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Interurban Railroad Lines |
| | Another distinctive era in the demographic history of the southern waterfront occurred when the construction of several interurban railroad lines along Front Street revitalized the area. In the first decade of the 20th century, several interurban railroads were constructed in downtown Sacramento. The Northern Electric Railway to Sacramento, which served the northern Sacramento Valley in the early 20th century, was completed in 1907. The line extended from Chico to Sacramento’s waterfront. At . . . — Map (db m16544) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Maine Memorial — Spanish War Veterans Memorial |
| | At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbor. After 23 days of testimony and examination of the evidence, a court of inquiry found that the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the subsequent explosions in two or more of the ship’s magazines.
Of the 355 . . . — Map (db m12520) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Northern Electric Bridge |
| | In 1911, the Northern Electric Railway Company, along with Sacramento and Yolo counties, built the Northern Electric Bridge. The bridge carried a single railroad track with twin motor-vehicle roadways. Pedestrian walks cantilevered from the central support structure. It had two fixed-approach spans, each 125 feet long, with a center draw of 400 feet. The 12-foot square operator’s house, constructed of 4-inch thick concrete, was placed over the center of the structure.
Two 60 HP-D.C. motors . . . — Map (db m16492) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Pony Express |
| | This statue commemorates the glory of The Pony Express, which started here at 2:46a.m. on April 4,1860, when Sam Hamilton galloped into a blinding rainstorm on the first lap of the 1,966 mile trip to St. Joseph, Missouri. During its 18-month existence, its riders and 500 ponies carried 35,000 pieces of mail with the loss of but one pouch. This venture, founded by Russell, Majors and Waddell, ended California’s isolation from the rest of the Union.
This memorial was made possible by a gift . . . — Map (db m11326) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Pony Express — Russell, Majors, Waddell — Founders, Owners, Operators |
| | 1861 ** 1961
120 celebrated riders rode 650,000 miles with only one rider killed by Indians, one schedule not completed and one mail pouch lost. — Map (db m11348) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The River Lines Fleet |
| | In the early 1920’s the California Transportation Company, the leading passenger carrier on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, announced plans to build two modern passenger vessels for its Sacramento to San Francisco run. In 1927, the Delta King and Delta Queen, with a combined length of 500 feet, became the largest vessels ever to regularly operate on the Sacramento River. For the first time in Sacramento’s history, the foot of M Street became the central point of passenger . . . — Map (db m16507) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Squatters Riot |
| | In the street, at the corner of Fourth and J,
on Aug. 14, 1850, settlers were confronted
by the Mayor and the Sheriff. The fatalities
that day and the next ended
THE SQUATTERS RIOTS
[Column 1]
Hardin Bigelow, Mayor
J. W. Woodland, Assessor
Joseph McKinney, Sheriff
[Column 2]
James Maloney, Squatter
Jesse Morgan, Squatter
Three Others, Squatter — Map (db m14806) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The Tower Bridge |
| | The Tower Bridge, a vertical-lift span, was opened for traffic on December 15, 1935 and was built at a cost of $994,000. The State Department of Public Works, the City and the County of Sacramento and the Federal Government built the bridge.
It is 737 feet long. The central lift span is a 209-foot truss supported by two vertical towers 160 feet tall.
The bridge originally featured an interurban railroad separating the two directions of travel. The track was removed from the bridge in 1962. — Map (db m16489) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — The United States Merchant Marine |
| | Throughout history, two categories of ships, merchants and naval combatants, have carried out the world’s seagoing activities. Those of the merchant marine, known as merchantmen, carry cargo, passengers, and perform special functions during times of war. Navies have the mission of maintaining sea lanes to enable the nation’s merchant marine to move freely and safely and to prevent an enemy from doing so. In times of war, the distinction between merchantmen and fighting ships can be narrow. . . . — Map (db m16468) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Theodore Dehone Judah — That The West May Remember — America’s First |
| | This monument was erected by the men and women of the Southern Pacific Company, who, in 1930, were carrying on the work he began in 1860. He convinced four Sacramento merchants that his plan was practical and enlisted their help. Ground was broken for the railroad January 8, 1863.
Judah died November 2, 1863.
The road was built past the site of this monument. Over the lofty Sierra – along the line of Judah’s survey – to a junction with the Union Pacific at . . . — Map (db m11735) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Tony's Corner |
| |
Anthony J. "Tony" Monti sold newspapers on this corner for 35 years. He lost a leg in an accident early in life and sold newspapers here day and night to support his mother and sister. All of the Governors of the State of California from 1915 to 1950 were Tony's customers. He retired in 1950 and until his death in 1974 he made daily visits to sick and elderly persons in all of the hospitals in Sacramento. Tony was a dedicated Eagle Lodge member. He was Sacramento's most famous newsboy. . . . — Map (db m27236) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Tower Bridge: Gateway to the Capital |
| |
Identifying A Need
By the early 1930’s, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their mode of transporation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now Capital Mall), one of the city’s busiest routes during his period, served as a major link to U.S. Highway 40 (now West Capital Avenue and State Route 275). The Sacramento Northern Railroad Bridge spanned the Sacramento River directly north of the . . . — Map (db m16490) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — U.S.S. Sacramento – 1964 |
| | Constructed during the early years of the Viet Nam War, she was commissioned as a “Combat Supply and Auxiliary Support Ship” (AEO-1). At 793’ and 53,000 tons, she is by far the largest ship in the US Fleet to be named ”Sacramento.” With a crew of 600, she has been assigned to the Seventh Fleet and award fifteen Battle Stars. She has been dubbed a floating supermarket, holding in a single load eight million gallons of fuel, 1600 tons of ammunition, 250 tons of . . . — Map (db m39479) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — U.S.S. Sacramento 1863 – 1867 |
| | A wooden sloop, 229 feet long and with a crew of 138, she was commissioned for blockade service during the Civil War. First, she contained Confederate ships off the coast of North Carolina and later Atlantic ports in Europe. In 1865, she “bottled up” the Confederate ship Rappahannock in Calais, France and engaged the Confederate “Iron Clad” CSS Stonewall in battle off Ferrol, Spain. After the close of the Civil War, the USS Sacramento saw extensive . . . — Map (db m16470) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — U.S.S. Sacramento 1914 – 1942 — The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast |
| | Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States “Great White Fleet”, dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam gunboat with a crew of 160, she earned her many names and associations.
In Japan she was called the “Sacramento Moru”, and in Central America she was part of the “Banana Fleet.” In 1919, she served in Murmansk, Russia, . . . — Map (db m16475) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — USS California Bell Memorial |
| | [Left Side of Base Holding Bell]
Only battleship
built on the
Pacific Coast
Launched at
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Nov. 20, 1919
Ship’s bell
dedicated and
rung for the
last time by
Governor
Earl Warren
Oct. 27, 1949
[Right Side of Base Holding Bell]
World War I
Pearl Harbor
Mariana’s
Leyte Gulf
Surigao
Lincayen Gulf
Okinawa
Japan
Placed out
of commission
in reserve at
Philadelphia
Feb. 14, 1947
Third Naval
Ship so named — Map (db m14832) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — USS Sacramento (PG-19) — “The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast” — 1914 – 1946 |
| | As part of our nation’s maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.
She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters during World War I. Moved to the Pacific in 1922, the gun boat’s presence was witnessed during the Russian and Chinese revolutions.
Called the “Galloping Ghost of the China Coast”, USS Sacramento was a positive symbol of America’s concern for . . . — Map (db m16483) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — View Near the M Street Bridge |
| | Sacramento’s importance during the Gold Rush was as a supply depot for outlying towns in the foothill-mining region. The City’s central location to the northern mining region, combined with reliable year-round river transportation to San Francisco, made it ideal as the commercial service point for the mines. — Map (db m16496) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — 934 — Walerga Assembly Center — Lest We Forget |
| | Walerga Assembly Center was established by the United States at the onset of World War II to assemble and temporarily detain, without charge or trial, 4,739 Sacramento residents solely because of their Japanese ancestry. Approximately 120,000 persons were uprooted from their West Coast homes and interred in ten War Relocation Centers. Over two-thirds were American citizens by birth. Given the opportunity, many thousands left the ten centers to work on farms and in war industries or to serve . . . — Map (db m16850) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — You Are Remembered – Rest In Peace |
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This marker has been dedicated in memory of more than six hundred persons of Japanese ancestry reinterred here in 1956 with several thousand others, whose remains were removed from New Helvetia Cemetery, the present site of Sutter Middle School at Alhambra Boulevard and J Street. Most of those of Japanese ancestry resting here were buried at New Helvetia Cemetery from 1849 to 1912.
This beautiful final resting place was made available through the heartfelt generosity of East Lawn . . . — Map (db m18938) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Young America Engine Co. No. 6 — Engine House |
| | Organized June 21, 1855.
Cornerstone laid January 1, 1858.
One of California’s most
noted firehouses.
This marker placed January 1, 1933
On its 75th anniversary by the
N.S.G.W. and N.D.G.W.
of the City of Sacramento. — Map (db m17538) HM |
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