Identifying A Need
By the early 1930’s, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their mode of transporation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now . . . — — Map (db m16490) HM
A symbolic bond developed between river transportation and agricultural interests that was
both economic and social, and it endured well into the 20th century. The river transportation
companies maintained regular contracts with Sacramento . . . — — Map (db m144739) HM
The transcontinental railroad across the U.S. was a monumental effort in an era when the world was accustomed to monumental projects in the name of global transportation. Even before the transcontinental railroad was completed, the “Big Four” . . . — — Map (db m229819) HM
Constructed during the early years of the Vietnam War, she was commissioned as a “Combat Supply and Auxiliary Support Ship” (AEO-1). At 793’ and 53,000 tons, she is by far the largest ship in the U.S. Fleet to be named . . . — — Map (db m72896) WM
A wooden sloop, 229 feet long and with a crew of 138, she was commissioned for blockade service during the Civil War. First, she contained Confederate ships off the coast of North Carolina and later Atlantic ports in Europe. In 1865, she . . . — — Map (db m16470) HM
Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States “Great White Fleet”, dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam . . . — — Map (db m16475) HM
As part of our nation’s maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.
She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters during . . . — — Map (db m16483) HM
Sacramento’s first post office was located on this lot in 1849. In 1853, Henry E. Robinson bought the lot from Samuel Brannan and built this three story brick building, naming it the Jones Hotel. The Sacramento Pioneer Association first organized . . . — — Map (db m149178) HM
Sacramento’s importance during the Gold Rush was as a supply depot for outlying towns in the foothill-mining region. The City’s central location to the northern mining region, combined with reliable year-round river transportation to San Francisco, . . . — — Map (db m16496) HM
During World War I, Sacramento secured its first Army Air Corps base, Mather Field. After the war ended in 1918, the base was closed until 1931, when an Army crew reopened Mather Field to undertake the largest military aircraft war game in the . . . — — Map (db m229916) HM
The reform movement of the late 19th century brought women into a new sphere of activity. The desire to improve the good of humanity led women to found cultural organizations and women’s clubs. Women became politically active with child labor, . . . — — Map (db m229889) HM
Perhaps nowhere was the impact of women in the workforce more keenly experienced than in the Sacramento area canneries during World War I and World War II. Canning facilities operated at the highest level of production possible. Women dominated the . . . — — Map (db m229972) HM
On June 24, 1895 the Sisters of Mercy responded to the healthcare needs of the people of Sacramento by acquiring the Ridge Home, a small private hospital, from two local physicians. In 1896, the Sisters broke ground for the construction of a larger . . . — — Map (db m91585) HM
In the early 1900s, businesses on this half
block included the Sacramento Cigar Box
Factory and Pioneer Fuel. The structures that
housed these businesses were demolished
prior to 1945.
Before the 1940s, R Street Corridor structures
were . . . — — Map (db m144417) HM
From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company occupied a
large brick building at the west end of the 1200
block of R Street. After nearly 25 years in business,
Firestone left R Street and Capitol . . . — — Map (db m153021) HM
Established 1909, Dedicated 1913
Designated Point of Historical Interest
February 18, 19883
Calif. Dept. of Parks & Recreation
(Reg. Sac - 006)
Oldest Portugese National Church
West of New England
Plaque by Portuguese Historical & . . . — — Map (db m91856) HM
Georgia Fisher died of typhoid pneumonia on December 27, 1875, four days before her planned wedding to Martin Bergman. Their wedding had been scheduled for New Year's Day of 1876, the centennial year. Martin was one of Sacramento's earliest . . . — — Map (db m227473) HM
Dr. Nixon, tall and impeccably dressed with a silk hat, Prince Albert coat and carrying an elegant gold handled cane, could be seen in downtown Sacramento walking toward 13th and D Street to the Central Pacific Railroad Hospital where he was Chief . . . — — Map (db m227470) HM
Born, March 28, 1816, Norwich, Conn.
Died March 5, 1908, in poverty, Alameda, Cal. county hospital and his body sold to medical school.
He lived in Sacramento from 1864 to 1870 while he photographed (in stereo 3-D) thousands of men rushing to . . . — — Map (db m227365) HM
Till on, sweet sisters from a golden shore; Emma and Anna, sing for us once more; Raise high your voices blending in accord: So shall your fame be widely spread abroad. – M.E.H., Boston Daily News
Anna Madah Hyer Fletcher was one half of . . . — — Map (db m227361) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m233170) HM
Charley King arrived in Sacramento in the early 1850s. He was an actor, comedian and entrepreneur who sought to make his riches in California in the theater. He would go on to open and manage the Edwin Forrest Theater described as decidedly the . . . — — Map (db m226380) HM
Construction began on this splendid mausoleum in 1878 when the then very wealthy Mary Hopkins wished to provide a suitable resting place for her recently deceased husband Mark Hopkins. The mausoleum was completed in 1880 at a cost around $80,000. . . . — — Map (db m227370) HM
May Woolsey was the beloved only daughter of Luther and Mary Woolsey, who lived at 916 E Street. May died just a few months before her 13th birthday in 1879 from encephalitis. Her grief-stricken parents made attempts to contact her with the help of . . . — — Map (db m226385) HM
As early as 1847, our city’s founders began to bury their dead in the New Helvetia Cemetery located adjacent to Sutter’s Fort. They viewed this as a permanent memorial for the individuals who helped create and build the City of Sacramento. Over . . . — — Map (db m226914) HM
Prior to 1847, city residents began to bury their dead in the New Helvetia Cemetery located near Sutter's Fort. They viewed this as a permanent memorial for the individuals that helped to create and build the City of Sacramento. This twenty acre . . . — — Map (db m227212) HM
The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded in 1854 by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush era and the earliest days of Sacramento. Among the founding members resting . . . — — Map (db m227373) HM
Jennie Hall worked as a nurse during the Civil War beginning in 1862 at the battle of Shiloh. Four days before the battle started, she arrived with her first husband, Ezra Squires, then got to work nursing sick and wounded soldiers. When wounded . . . — — Map (db m227206) HM
Dr. Logan came to California in 1850 in search of gold. When the cholera epidemic broke out in Sacramento in October of that same year, he left the gold fields to lend his services to aid the residents of the city.
Dr. Logan wrote the first . . . — — Map (db m226383) HM
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine
Patriotism ★ Devotion — — Map (db m226377) WM
The Elder Creek Cemetery holds a treasure trove of pioneers, but perhaps the most well-known is James Rutter. He came to America from England where he met and married Tomasine Pemberty, also from England. They travelled across the plains with an . . . — — Map (db m153184) HM
Petrovich Family Playfields
In Honor of Alexander John "Pete" Petrovich
May 7, 1920 - December 14, 1989
Honoring the Petrovich Family, these Playfields acknowledge the significant
contributions of Paul and Cheryl Petrovich, the . . . — — Map (db m238170) HM WM
The Sacramento Valley Railroad running from Sacramento to Folsom, was begun at this site on February 12, 1855. Here, at Third and R Streets, was located the Sacramento passenger terminal. The turntable and freight depot were at Third and Front . . . — — Map (db m16056) HM
R Street was the location for the City of
Sacramento's first southern flood levee. Built in
1853, the levee stretched along Front Street on the
west, R Street on the south, 31st Street (Alhambra)
on the east, A Street on the north to 6th Street, . . . — — Map (db m153302) HM
J. McCaw Wood and Coal Yard is the earliest known
business to occupy the north side of R Street from
10th to 11th Streets. In 1917, the Sacramento Junk
Company constructed a brick warehouse, occupying
it until 1925 when W.P. Fuller Paint and . . . — — Map (db m144846) HM
The south side of the 1100 block of R Street was
home to a number of storage warehouses in the early
1900s. In 1907, a State warehouse and office
occupied the existing three-story, brick warehouse
on the southeast corner of 11th and R . . . — — Map (db m144714) HM
Beginning of the Southside Neighborhood:
The City of Sacramento has always been susceptible to
floods. In the 1800's, this site which is now Southside
Park was swamp land and was used as dumping grounds.
By the 1850's a levee was . . . — — Map (db m144865) HM
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) Father of Mexico His battle cry for freedom on September 16, 1810 led Mexico to indenpendence from Spain and the end of colonialism. Statue donated by Alberto and Carmencita Heredia, and family, . . . — — Map (db m137649) WM
First panel:
The Comité Centro Mexicano commemorates the same respect and sense of equality dictated by this historical plaque. With great honor we re-dedicate it in honor of all humanity on this date.
From 1948 to 1975, El Centro . . . — — Map (db m91735) HM
Determined to be the "pioneer railroad engineer
of the Pacific coast,” Theodore Judah was the chief
engineer for the Sacramento Valley Railroad line
that was completed along R Street in 1856. It was
the first commercial railroad line west . . . — — Map (db m144848) HM
"Believe with the heart of a child;
find courage, comfort, and strength there."
- Kerri Francis McCluskey, Kristi's Twin Sister
In loving memory of the children
Kristin "Kristi” Dawn Francis ·
Elaine June Jugum · . . . — — Map (db m162348) HM
In 1975 Wayne Hultgren founded the Modern Transit Society of Sacramento to promote public transit as an alternative to the automobile and to alleviate congestion and air pollution. Under his determined leadership, the Modern Transit Society . . . — — Map (db m90178) HM
The 5th Infantry Regiment, California Volunteers, was organized here on 8 October, 1861 and trained by Brevet Brigadier General George W. Bowie for duty in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas against the Confederate forces. Since this was the year of the . . . — — Map (db m10825) HM
A native of Jamaica Plains, near Boston, Charley King came to Sacramento in the early 1850’s. He was a member of the theatrical company that opened the American Theater on the evening of September 9, 1851, it’s owner-proprietor was Dr. Volney . . . — — Map (db m14037) HM
Dr. Duncombe was the first physician on record to come to Sacramento. A Native of Stanford, Connecticut, he moved to Upper Canada (now Ontario) to become a landowner and member of Parliament. Ontario’s first medical school, the Talbot Dyspensary . . . — — Map (db m14105) HM
This was the site of home plate at Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons Baseball Team for fifty years. More than 4,200 games were played here over those years and Solon fans set several PCL attendance records.
The . . . — — Map (db m17071) HM
A graduate of West Point, his gallantry on the fields of battle earned him commendations; from the Seminole War in Florida, to the Mexican War, to the Indian Campaign in the Pacific Northwest. His unwavering loyalty to the Union would prompt . . . — — Map (db m10766) HM
Georgia Fisher died on December 27, 1875. Martin Bergman, Georgia’s fiancée, was one of Sacramento’s earliest premiere potters and sculptures. Shortly after her death, Martin, together with his father and brother, created a beautiful monument on her . . . — — Map (db m14034) HM
Elected April 1, 1850
First Mayor of Sacramento under the Charter form of Government.
A Native of Michigan.
Died on November 27, 1850, in San Francisco of Cholera, following wounds received in the Squatter Riot at Sacramento in August 1850.
Aged . . . — — Map (db m12400) HM
The unmarked last resting place of over three thousand pioneers, their exact place of burial, somewhere between the north border of Broadway and the north portion of the cemetery, and between 9th and 11th Streets, known but to their God.
Buried . . . — — Map (db m34290) HM
J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company’s Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of . . . — — Map (db m12504) HM
Jane Norris 1832-1899 On April 11, 1865, a Sacramento woman hatched a secret plan to celebrate the end of the Civil War. Upon learning of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Northern troops, Jane Norris marched to the state capitol's construction . . . — — Map (db m136563) HM
Founder and Planner of City of Sacramento
1848
Died in Port of Acapulco, Mexico
American Consul for 24 Years
Juan A. Sutter
De origin Suizo y consul americano.
durante 24 años en este Puerto.
Falleció a la edad de 72 anos.
Su . . . — — Map (db m12388) HM
Born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, January 8, 1806, John Bigler was the eldest of what was said to be “a numerous family of children.” As a young man, he was apprenticed to the printing trade and became one of the youngest editors of the . . . — — Map (db m13069) HM
An outspoken proponent of suffrage for women, she became the first of her gender elected to a municipal office in Sacramento, being swept into office by an all male electorate before women attained the right to vote. Widow of a politician and . . . — — Map (db m15621) HM
The donation of her late husband’s art collection to the city in 1885 gave Sacramento the first and finest art gallery west of the Mississippi. Other philanthropic gestures during her lifetime, which included generous support of the Protestant . . . — — Map (db m10769) HM
Some 350 tons of Rocky Mountain Red Granite form the sarchophas that entombs the remains this Forty-Niner who ultimately became one of the “Big Four” in railroad history and Treasurer of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. This . . . — — Map (db m10772) HM
Construction began on this splendid mausoleum in 1878 when the then very wealthy Mary Hopkins wished to provide a suitable resting place for her recently deceased husband Mark Hopkins.
Mark Hopkins had operated first a grocery store and then a . . . — — Map (db m42399) HM
Memorial Grove
Dedicated to those
women who served in
the World War. Capital
City Women's Post
#389 American Legion
May 30, 1939 — — Map (db m110677) WM
Plot Size: 67” by 68’
Established 1859
In purchasing this site from the Board of Trustees, Sacramento City Cemetery, July 30, 1859, the Order of Free and Accepted Masons became the first fraternal organization in Sacramento to provide . . . — — Map (db m14075) HM
They were an order that inscribed upon their banners, “Visit the sick, relieve the distressed, and bury the dead.”
“To the benevolent – If there is any of that commodity called charity in this community, we earnestly . . . — — Map (db m12489) HM
The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush and earliest days of Sacramento. They purchased much of Pioneer Grove from the City . . . — — Map (db m12453) HM
The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush and the earliest days of Sacramento. They purchased much of Pioneer Grove from the . . . — — Map (db m14108) HM
Resting place of California Pioneers. The cemetery was established in 1850. Many of the victims of the Cholera Epidemic of that year are buried here. Included among the graves of illustrious Californians are those of Governors John Bigler, Newton . . . — — Map (db m11349) HM
Sacramento City Cemetery Welcome to Sacramento's Historic City Cemetery. Established in 1849, it fulfilled the needs of a rapidly growing city. It is located on some of the highest ground in the city to protect it from the annual flooding of . . . — — Map (db m136280) HM
Dedicated to those from Sacramento County who served their country in the World War 1914-1918, and to the memory of these who "gave the last full measure of devotion"
Anderson, Eugene D. · Anderson, John L. · Arthur, James T. · Aikens, . . . — — Map (db m91485) WM
In 1854 Sacramento was prospering notably in spite of the floods, fires and epidemics that had besieged her. German-born citizens and men of German ancestry decided to organize a “Turn Verein”, as was the custom in their homeland. They . . . — — Map (db m12527) HM
The Mutual Hook and Ladder Company, formed on February 5, 1850, was the first fire company in the State of California. It served with distinction until disbanded October 30, 1859.
On June 23, 1858, a grateful city donated this plot of ground . . . — — Map (db m12462) HM
This complex of hoofed animal exhibits is dedicated in memory of Anthony A. “Hank” Spencer
Zoo Superintendent – 1942 – 1972
“Hank’s” dedication to the Sacramento Zoo provided numerous . . . — — Map (db m113463) HM
Site of a two story brick building built for Robert H. Vance of San Francisco in 1853. One of five brick structures erected that year, it was first occupied as a store. Almost coincident with the founding of Camp Union in 1861, it was taken over by . . . — — Map (db m58583) HM
In Memory of the 17 Doctors who died while caring for victims of the 1850 Cholera Epidemic in Sacramento
Dr. W. Carpenter (Age 26), Dr. Horatio Cobb (Age 30), Dr. R.S. Girard (Age 35), Dr. Pliney P. Green (Age 41), Dr. R.L. Grisard (Age . . . — — Map (db m12485) HM
Arrived in Sacramento in 1850 from Mankato, Minnesota
Leaving their brother Pharis to rest in Genoa, Nevada
Prosper & Esther settled near Verona in Sutter County to farm in 1852
Members of the Bennett Family and Friends buried here are:
Prosper . . . — — Map (db m14101) HM
“First in Danger
and Always Ready”
This inscription, engraved on a silver trumpet presented to Engine Company No. 3 in 1853, a token of appreciation, perhaps best describes Sacramento’s gallant volunteer fire department as a . . . — — Map (db m56324) HM
Sacramento City CemeteryThe GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Memorial Plot was originally located in the New Helvetia Cemetery at the corner of 31st and J Streets, a plot donated to the Sumner Post No.3 by the owner and proprietor John Wesley Reeves. . . . — — Map (db m12411) HM
At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbor. . . . — — Map (db m12520) HM
Approximately four miles further up the Cosumnes River, on July 12, 1851, Jared Sheldon, a former employee of John Sutter and holder of the original Mexican land grant, Rancho Omochumnes, was confronted by a large party of miners whose claims were . . . — — Map (db m37928) HM
These millstones were brought from Mexico by water and oxcart in 1846 and were used by Jared D. Sheldon one of the earliest settlers in this valley in his grist mill near here, his Rancho Omochumne was granted him in payment for his work on . . . — — Map (db m28312) HM
Thomas Rhoades (Rhoads) and others left Iowa as an exploring group with permission of Mormon authorities. Traveled with Donner Reed Party from Missouri to Hastings Cut-off. Rhoades, wife, 14 children arrived Sacramento Valley Oct. 1846, first . . . — — Map (db m209082) HM
The Boon-Dox is a restoration of the
original "Walnut Grove Hotel,” built by
Alex Brown in 1868. The original bar was
built in the early 1800's and shipped
around the Horn and installed in a
brothel in San Francisco and later moved
to . . . — — Map (db m161967) HM
Charles “Chuck” Tison and his wife Betty moved to Walnut Grove in 1956 where they raised four children who all attended local schools. In 1969 the couple formed the Ti-Gas Company, a LP Gas sales & service distributor which is still a . . . — — Map (db m37402) HM
Delta Transmission Towers
The Delta area is home to four separate transmission towers which provide reception for television and radio stations serving the residents of Northern California. Three of the towers rival some of the tallest . . . — — Map (db m37390) HM
The Spanish Missionaries’ quest for mission sites led to their exploration of the river. However, no missions were ever built in this region. The first known sighting was in 1774 by Fray Juan Crespi and Pedro Fages. By 1808, Gabriel Moraga gave the . . . — — Map (db m25880) HM
Walnut Grove, Est 1850
Walnut Grove was established in 1850 by John W. Sharp and is one of the earliest settlements along the Sacramento River. Chosen because of the abundant walnut and oak forests in the area, the town quickly prospered as an . . . — — Map (db m37406) HM
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