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

J. Clifton Toney

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 8, 2006

1. J. Clifton Toney Marker

Inscription. In Memory of J. Clifton Toney Publisher of the Folsom Telegraph 1962 – 1976 His vision resulted in the Development of the Sutter Street Mall

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 38° 40.648′ N, 121° 10.626′ W. Marker is in Folsom, California, in Sacramento County. It is on Sutter Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 718 Sutter Street, Folsom CA 95630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

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

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Uses on the Rail Yard (about 300 feet away); Ashland Station (about 400 feet away); Folsom History Museum (about 600 feet away); Folsom Pony Express Terminus (about 600 feet away); Wells Fargo and Company (about 600 feet away); Sacramento Valley Railroad (about 600 feet away); Turning Locomotives in Folsom (about 600 feet away); Turning the Trains (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Folsom.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Folsom City (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Historic Folsom

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. Town website, many links of interest to the visitor. (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1. Sutter Street Mall
Folsom’s historic heart is Sutter Street – the city’s original business district. It is the home of the Folsom History Museum. Gold rush stage coaches dropped off miners looking to become rich in the foothills river beds. The Pony Express stopped in Folsom to drop off mail. The Sacramento Valley Railroad – the first in California – linked Sacramento to Folsom which soon became a busy economic center for the foothills.

— Submitted December 12, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.

J. Clifton Toney Marker - old location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 8, 2006

2. J. Clifton Toney Marker - old location

Sutter Street Buildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 8, 2006

3. Sutter Street Buildings

Marker is in the foreground (old location)

J. Clifton Toney Marker - new location, in front of 718 Sutter Street image. Click for full size.

April 12, 2016

4. J. Clifton Toney Marker - new location, in front of 718 Sutter Street

Wells Fargo Assay Office - Located on Sutter Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 12, 2005

5. Wells Fargo Assay Office - Located on Sutter Street

Now part of the Folsom History Museum

Sutter Street Mall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 12, 2005

6. Sutter Street Mall

Folsom Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, January 8, 2006

7. Folsom Hotel

Sutter Street, Gas Lit Mall, Folsom, California image. Click for full size.

Bernie Long. Lusterchrome by Tichnor Bros., Inc. Boston, Ma

8. Sutter Street, Gas Lit Mall, Folsom, California

Description on Postcard: Where the old west remains. Settled during the gold rush era and was the western terminal of the Pony Express.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,636 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4. submitted on December 19, 2019. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 12, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.