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

A United Effort

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

1. A United Effort Marker

Inscription. With the overnight entry of the United States into World War II, it was apparent that despite America’s strength, much work needed to be done to allow the country to be successful in two different portions of the world. The country developed a new priority: everyone was expected to contribute to the war effort. Industry shifted its focus to build armies, while the economy centered on war preparation. As the male population was drafted and enlisted in the military, tradition dictated that women continue to keep families together at home. But the wartime industrial society of 1941 demanded that factories and fields produce as efficiently as they had in peacetime. Furthermore, many of the Allies had already been at war with Axis forces for several years and were near exhaustion. America, and the Sacramento Valley in particular, was called upon to feed and equip much of the Allied world. American productivity stayed high during World War II as more women joined the workforce.

Inset Image:
Tower Bridge guard patrols Sacramento River, ca. 1940 – from the Sacramento Bee Collection.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 38° 34.906′ N, 121° 30.214′ 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 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 the Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on 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 Early Homeless (here, next to this marker); Women in the Wartime Workforce (here, next to this marker); Decay and Redevelopment (here, next to this marker); A Transportation Hub (here, next to this marker); The Preservationists (here, next to this marker); War Games (here, next to this marker); Ernesto Galarza (here, next to this marker); A Reformer Emerges (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.

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

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

2. A United Effort Marker

Left of center.

Marker Within the Historical Timeline image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2023

3. Marker Within the Historical Timeline

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.