Sacramento Historic City Cemetery in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

California Pioneers

1849

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

1. California Pioneers Marker

Inscription. Julius Clinton Beach
Feb. 8, 1802 Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Mar. 12, 1882 Sacramento, California

Elizabeth Humphrey Beach
Dec. 18, 1793 Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Jan. 18, 1877 Sacramento, California

This marker placed in celebration of the courage and vision of our argonaut Beach family ancestors

Arriving in California in 1849 they settled in Freeport south of Sacramento among the first to engage in large scale farming in 1850

Once buried at the Pioneer New Helvetia Cemetery they and all others buried there were removed in 1955-1956

You are remembered. Thank you

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 38° 33.658′ N, 121° 30.159′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. It can be reached from Laburnum Avenue south of Pioneer, on the right when traveling south. The granite marker is in plat B126, Lot 159. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Broadway, Sacramento CA 95818, 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: General Albert Maver Winn (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred A. Hart

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Cemetery Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Anna Madah Fletcher (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Mark Hopkins Monument (about 300 feet away); Mark Hopkins (about 300 feet away); Pioneer Grove Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Alexander B. Nixon, M.D. (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Other markers no longer nearby. Colonel William Stephen Hamilton (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Mark Hopkins Monument (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Pioneer Cemetery Grove (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Helvetia Cemetery

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023

2. California Pioneers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.