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Sutter’s Hock Farm

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Sutter’s Hock Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cory Waters, April 2, 2026
1. Sutter’s Hock Farm Marker
Inscription. First White settlement in Sutter County, on banks of the Feather River. Established 1844. General John A. Sutter retired to this farm in 1850. Partially destroyed by debris from mines in flood.


 
Erected by Department of Public Works - Division of Highways. (Marker Number 346.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.
 
Location. 39° 10.867′ N, 121° 37.659′ W. Marker is in Berg, California, in Sutter County. It is on Live Oak Boulevard north of Pease Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3598 Live Oak Boulevard, Yuba City CA 95991, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in Sacramento Valley, and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historical Marysville City Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Marysville City Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Sutter County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Marysville Hebrew Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Mosburg Building (approx. 3 miles away); Teegarden House
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(approx. 3 miles away); Sam Brannan Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); River Pumps (approx. 3.1 miles away).
 
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Also see . . .  Sutter Hock Farm (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The Sutter Hock Farm is the first non-Indian settlement in Sutter County, USA established in 1841 by John Augustus Sutter. John Sutter's Hock Farm was the first large-scale agricultural settlement in Northern California, composed of grain, cattle, orchards and vineyards. Located on the Feather River, Hock Farm was intended by Sutter to be a retirement location where he would relocate his wife and children.…
(Submitted on April 6, 2026.) 
 
Sutter’s Hock Farm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cory Waters, April 2, 2026
2. Sutter’s Hock Farm Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2026, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2026, by Cory Waters of Bangor, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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