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

View Near the M Street Bridge

Photographed by Syd Whittle, February 24, 2009

1. View Near the M Street Bridge Marker

Inscription. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 38° 34.804′ N, 121° 30.439′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. It can be reached from Capital Mall. Marker is located near the Capital Mall-Front Street entrance to the River Front Promenade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: City Wharf and Warehouses (here, next to this marker); The Tower Bridge (here, next to this marker); Tower Bridge: Gateway to the Capital (here, next to this marker); The Northern Electric Bridge (here, next to this marker); The Interurban Railroad Lines (a few steps from this marker); The River Lines Fleet

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(a few steps from this marker); USS Sacramento (PG-19) (a few steps from this marker); Sacramento’s Maritime Heritage (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Also see . . . Wikipedia Article on the Side-Wheeler Yosemite. See Photo #3. (Submitted on February 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

Additional keywords. Gold Rush

Photographed by Syd Whittle, February 24, 2009

2. View Near the M Street Bridge Marker

Close-Up of Photo on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, February 24, 2009

3. Close-Up of Photo on Marker

View looking south from the foot of M Street, circa 1875 A side-wheel steamboat, possibly the Yosemite, is docked. A boxcar sits on the wharf siding and a mainline of the railroad is east of the row of trees. Note: "East" on this description is to the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,739 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.