Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
St. George Hotel
By Syd Whittle, December 28, 2008
1. Front View of St. George Hotel Marker
[Front of Marker]
[Back of Marker]
The St. George Hotel was on this corner with the main entrance on Fourth Street.
The following ad ran on March 19, 1860 in the Sacramento Union Newspaper.
William
By Syd Whittle, December 28, 2008
2. Back View of St. George Hotel Marker
This was the only ad ever run for Pony Express riders. On March 20, the Sacramento Union reported “We understand that about two hundred men have responded to the advertisement of the agent, Mr. Finney, for Post Riders on the Overland Express. The requisite number have been engaged.”
[A list of donors is on the bottom of the base.]
Erected 2005 by : On base of the marker, both front and back, is a list of donors and sponsors.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Pony Express National Historic Trail marker series.
Location. 38° 34.938′ N, 121° 30.082′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is at the intersection of J Street and 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on J Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Squatters Riot (a few steps from this marker); Central Pacific’s Other Big Four (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pony Express (approx. 0.2 miles away); B.F. Hastings Bank Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Sacramento (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Pony Express
By Syd Whittle, December 28, 2008
3. Wide View - Back of Marker
Also see . . .
1. Online Archive of California:. Photo of the St. George Hotel (Submitted on December 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)
2. Pony Express: The Founders. (Submitted on December 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)
Categories. • Industry & Commerce •
By Syd Whittle, December 28, 2008
4. Wide View - Front of Marker
By E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
5. St. George Hotel
This undated photo is half of a stereographic view of the St. George Hotel in Sacramento, from the University of California Bancroft Library's Stereographs of the West from the Bancroft Library, 1858-1906 collection.
Unknown, Photo courtesy of the Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, 1960
6. The Morris Hotel in 1960 (formerly the St. George Hotel)
By 1960 the St. George had become The Morris Hotel, and was much changed in appearance from its former glory days. If one looks closely at the upper corner of the building facing the viewer, one can make out the former name of the hotel, painted over, albeit ineffectively. The building disappeared not too long after this picture was taken, as the whole area was redeveloped.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2019. This page originally submitted on December 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. This page has been viewed 1,439 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 28, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California. 5. submitted on March 26, 2009. 6. submitted on April 2, 2009.
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