Southwestern Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pioneer Cemetery Grove

Sacramento Pioneer Association – Founded 1854

Photographed By Syd Whittle, October 13, 2008

1. Pioneer Cemetery Grove Marker

Inscription.

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, and General John Sutter.
By 1855, the Association had 200 members and in 2008, over 300 men and women who perpetuate the founders’ mission and care of the grove.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 38° 33.695′ N, 121° 30.141′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Southwestern Sacramento. Marker is located at the Sacramento City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Broadway, Sacramento CA 95818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General Albert Maver Winn (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Hopkins Monument (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Alfred A. Hart (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander B. Nixon, M.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. O.C. Wheeler D.D., L.L.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Grove Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Hopkins (within shouting distance of this marker); California Pioneers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Sacramento Pioneer Association image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

2. Sacramento Pioneer Association

A new marker next to the original.
Click on the image to read the details.

Photographed By Syd Whittle, October 13, 2008

3. Pioneer Cemetery Grove Marker

The Back Side of the Mark Hopkins Monument is in the Background

A Marker Honoring the Memory of Past Members of the Sacramento Pioneer Association image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Syd Whittle, October 13, 2008

4. A Marker Honoring the Memory of Past Members of the Sacramento Pioneer Association

Honorary and Historic Members General John A. Sutter, Mark Hopkins, Governor Peter Burnett, President Ulysses S. Grant, Governor John Bigler, James McClatchy

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 2, 2019

5. Pioneer Cemetery Grove Marker

A map of the plots in the Pioneer Cemetery Grove has been added to the right of the marker.

Plot Map Next to the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

6. Plot Map Next to the Marker

Mark Hopkins Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Syd Whittle, May 30, 2006

7. Mark Hopkins Monument

General A.M. Winn Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Syd Whittle, October 13, 2008

8. General A.M. Winn Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,478 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 13, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 2. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 5. submitted on July 7, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 6. submitted on May 8, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 7, 8. submitted on October 13, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.