California State Capitol Park in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Sequoia Sempervirens

Coast Redwood

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025

1. Sequoia Sempervirens Marker

Inscription. Planted September 29, 1921 by the California American War Mothers commerating the fall of the first California boy in the World War

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1921.

Location. 38° 34.579′ N, 121° 29.471′ W. Memorial is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in California State Capitol Park. It can be reached from 13th Street south of L Street, on the left when traveling north. The sign is affixed to a redwood tree planted in California State Capitol Park, west of the Capitol itself. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Civil War Memorial Grove (a few steps from this marker); California Native American Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); El Camino Real Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Bell Replica (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Starr King (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Camellia Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Symbol Yields To Time (within shouting distance of this marker); USS California Bell Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Father Junipero Serra (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Sequoia Sempervirens. Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) is one of two species of redwood that qualifies as the state tree of California. The other is Sequoiadendron giganteum, popularly called the giant sequoia.

Also see . . .
1. National Park Service: Coast Redwood.

Excerpt: "Old-growth redwood forest historically
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025

2. Sequoia Sempervirens Marker
covered 2 million acres in California. The beautiful wood and natural resistance to both fire and decay of this species, however, make it valuable timber. The California Gold Rush of 1848 brought extensive logging of redwoods to build San Francisco and surrounding cities. Just 4% of the original old-growth forest remains today, much of it in Redwood National and State Parks."

(Submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. California's War Mothers: Race, Region, and the Commemoration of World War I. An article in California History (subscription needed to read full article) (Submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Sequoia Sempervirens image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025

3. Sequoia Sempervirens

The tree at the time of this photograph was about 104 years old.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.