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

The Land Legacy

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. The Land Legacy Marker

Inscription. William Land was Sacramento’s own “Horatio Alger” – a local boy who became financially successful. As a very young boy, Land worked as a baggage handler at the Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station. He was so efficient at picking up visitors at the train station and delivering them with their baggage to his employer’s hotel that he was given increasingly more responsible jobs. Eventually he owned the hotel and then went on to own a string of hotels. A successful and conservative businessman, he secured to position of mayor in 1898. Land preferred the old ways and fought reform, but the progressives pushed him out of office after he had served a two-year term. His greatest legacy was a generous gift of funds that allowed the City to purchase land for a community-wide park, provided it would be convenient and free to residents, and close to public transportation. In 1922, Sacramento acquired land just south of the City for William Land Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 38° 34.909′ N, 121° 30.223′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. It can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Interstate

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5, on the right when traveling east. The metal marker is along the pedestrian walk where K Street extends under the freeway overpass towards downtown. 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: The Educators (here, next to this marker); Women Enter the Fray (here, next to this marker); A Time of Panic and Unrest (here, next to this marker); A Diversity of Denominations (here, next to this marker); Ten Years that Electrified Our World (here, next to this marker); Social Problems Grow (here, next to this marker); A Reformer Emerges (here, next to this marker); A Capitol Idea (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. The marker is part of the Historical Timeline of Sacramento.
Inset Images:
Land Hotel, 10th and K, ca. 1885 – from the Sacramento Valley Photography Survey Collection
Western Hotel in Souvenir of Sacramento, 1875 – from the Fred Berk Collection

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Historical Timeline of Sacramento

Also see . . . William Land Park. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

2. The Land Legacy Marker

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Marker Within the Timeline image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

3. Marker Within the Timeline

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.