From Prairie to Park
Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1700’s, this area was an open prairie, where roaming herds of elk and deer grazed on perennial grasses. By the late1800’s, nearly all of the grasslands had been divided up . . . — — Map (db m90234) HM
(left panel)
Michigan Bar
Gold was discovered on the Cosumnes River in 1849 by two men from Michigan in the vicinity of the historic Nisenan settlement of Palamul. In the 1850s the town of Michigan Bar was the largest in Cosumnes . . . — — Map (db m2037) HM
Site of Grist Mill built by Jared Dixon (Joaquin) Sheldon 1846-47 on Omochumnes Rancho, granted to him by Mexican Government 1843. Sheldon born Vermont January 8, 1813, came to California 1832. Sheldon shot July 11, 1851, by miners in quarrel over . . . — — Map (db m2036) HM
Sloughhouse, prominent hotel and stage station on the road to the Amador mines, was a favorite stopping place for travellers, notably Leland Stanford. Constructed in 1850 by Jared Dixon Sheldon, it was destroyed by fire in 1890, and rebuilt the same . . . — — Map (db m10271) HM
I would like to give you a little background on this remarkable man who began
his career at Folsom Prison in 1959. He was born on August 5, 1917,
seventeen years later Parker joined the Navy in 1934, with his fathers approval.
During his service . . . — — Map (db m192711) HM
This is a Ansul Dry Chemical Wheeled Fire Extinguisher.
It had a potassium bicarbonate based dry chemical
containing colorized additives, it was the most effective
dry chemicals used to extinguish flammable and or
combustible liquid fires. The . . . — — Map (db m192797) HM
This Tree Stump Hitching Post was blasted
loose with dynamite, quarried out, then cut
and shaped into Horse Head Hitching
Post by prisoners working in the quarry in
the early years of Folsom Prison. The Horse
Head Hitching Post was moved to its . . . — — Map (db m192796) HM
This old Doodlebug was manufactured at Folsom State
Prison to be used as a sturdy, powerful pulling and pushing
vehicle, used in the Lower Yard. It was made in the
Maintenance Shop of Folsom
1940's.
It has a model A motor, a military . . . — — Map (db m193059) HM
A locomotive was purchased to be used on a short line railroad which had been constructed from the prison to the village of Folsom, for hauling supplies. In the
early part of June, 1893.
In 1922, the walls around the prison were finally . . . — — Map (db m193061) HM
This Tree Stump Hitching Post was blasted
loose with dynamite, quarried out, then cut
and shaped into the Tree Stump Hitching
Post by prisoners working in the quarry in
the early years of Folsom Prison. The Tree
Stump Hitching Post was moved to . . . — — Map (db m193062) HM
The first Ryde Hotel and Saloon was built
in 1886 by the four Giusti brothers from Lucca, Italy.
In 1911, a kitchen fire destroyed the hotel and most of town.
The hotel was rebuilt with a speakeasy, which was raided twice
in 1923. The . . . — — Map (db m244917) HM
Headquarters has long been the heart of the installation. In the 1940s, civilian visitors and military dignitaries arrived at the Sacramento Air Depot through Gate 2, which was located at the end of the landscaped mall you see behind you. This . . . — — Map (db m57285) HM
Formerly Brighton School Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m704) HM
Florin community established in 1875
by Sugden and Johnson, named by E.B.
Crocker. Rail service started in 1875
for shipping of Tokay grapes and strawberries. James Rutter planted the first
Tokay grapes in California on his ranch.
Strawberries . . . — — Map (db m162333) HM
James Frasinetti, an Italian immigrant, founded this winery in 1897. Frasinetti’s is the oldest family owned and operated wine producer in the Sacramento Valley. At its peak, the winery had over 400 acres of grapes.
Today, grapes have . . . — — Map (db m19410) HM
On the south bank of the American River near this spot General John A. Sutter landed August 12, 1839 and founded New Helvetia which is now Sacramento City. Also on this river in the mill race at Coloma fifty miles east of here on January 24, 1848 . . . — — Map (db m94906) HM
In 1865, North Carolinian Marcus Langley enlisted to fight for the Union in the 14th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery unit during the Civil War. After the war, he made his home here in Sacramento. A hardworking man, he eventually owned his own company . . . — — Map (db m224862) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the
men and women
of McClellan AFB whose sacrifice, courage
and determination contributed
immeasurably to the
nation's security — — Map (db m52692) HM
[Panel 1a:]
The 1930s
With war clouds gathering over the Pacific, in 1936 Congress authorized the construction of the Sacramento Air Depot. The Army Air Corp envisioned that the new depot would support operations on the West Coast, . . . — — Map (db m57199) WM
Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Sacramento Water Works
Completed in April 1854, the City of Sacramento’s water works was the first municipal, city-owned water system west of the Mississippi River. Before the municipal system was built, the . . . — — Map (db m224046) HM
This is the site of the first church building associated with an African American religious congregation on the Pacific Coast. The church was the Methodist Church of Colored People of Sacramento City, formally organized in 1850. In 1851 the . . . — — Map (db m4327) HM
This landmark home upholds a tradition of service to the state Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, a National Historic Landmark, served as the headquarters of three governors during the turbulent 1860s. Today it welcomes leaders from . . . — — Map (db m137650) HM
[Front of Monument:]
Erected
To A
Friend of Labor
By His
Coworkers
Nov. 28, 1889
[Inscription on West Side of Monument:]
Think
Look Up
And
Lift Up
[Inscription on Back of Monument:]
Well . . . — — Map (db m160828) HM
From the upland we descended into broad groves on the river, consisting of the evergreen,
and a new species of white oak.. Among these was no brushwood; and the grassy surface
gave to it the appearance of parks in an old settled country We made . . . — — Map (db m143965) HM
The Most Reverend Alfonso Gallegos, O.A.R., D.D. Titular Bishop of Sasabe, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento Feb. 20, 1931 – Oct. 6, 1991 “Love one another” May 24, 1958 – Ordained priest for the . . . — — Map (db m137648) HM
In memory of the American Servicemen of Hispanic descent and all others who sacrificed their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy. — — Map (db m15474) HM
HISTORY
When Spanish governors ruled the California territory, its capitol was moved from town to town between San Diego and Monterey.
San Jose had already been designated the capitol by the time California was granted statehood in 1850. . . . — — Map (db m15017) HM
History When Spanish governors ruled the California territory, its capital was moved from town to town between San Diego and Monterey. San Jose had already been designated the capital by the time California was granted statehood in 1850. In . . . — — Map (db m137646) HM
Dedication The people of the State of California dedicate this Monument to the memory of those Californians who died, or remain
missing, in the Vietnam War 1959-1975 and in doing so, Honor all the men and women who served during that war. . . . — — Map (db m137482) WM
The historic Capitol was designed by architects M.F. Butler and Reuben Clark. Its style is an adaption of Roman Corinthian architecture. Work began in 1860 and by late 1869 the Capitol was partly occupied. In 1874, construction ended at a cost of . . . — — Map (db m154357) HM
When the task of building the C.P.R.R. line over the Sierra provided too much for the Irish, Chinese laborers from Kwantung took over. Called Tze Yap or Four Districts Men, their hard work and perseverance earned them the nickname of “Cholly . . . — — Map (db m16941) HM
In grateful memory
of the brave men
from California
who served
gallantly in War,
1861 - 1865. This
memorial plaque
is dedicated one
hundred years
later in tribute
to their sacrifices. — — Map (db m113193) WM
A STUMP IS ALL THAT REMAINS of a Silver Maple transplanted from the Battlefield of Chattanooga. In 1897 the sapling was planted here as part of a Memorial Grove dedicated to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The first war memorial to . . . — — Map (db m14984) HM
This commemorative bell celebrates a combined century of service by the California Federation of Women’s Clubs and California State Automobile Association including the establishment of bell markers along the historical El Camino Real. — — Map (db m14819) HM
Dedicated to the Memory of
Father Junipero Serra
1713 - 1784
the first Franciscan missionary
to whom California owes an
everlasting tribute – he brought
civilization to our land and in deed
and character he deserves a foremost
place in . . . — — Map (db m14817) HM
First Sacramento high school
building was erected on this
site - occupied January 1, 1877
Founding of Sacramento high
school - September 1, 1856
one block west of this site — — Map (db m161689) HM
This was the site of the first synagogue on the Pacific Coast, dedicated on September 3, 1852. The building, prefabricated in Baltimore and shipped around Cape Horn in 1849, originally housed the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose trustees sold the . . . — — Map (db m149189) HM
On this site generations of dedicated legislative
and State employees parked their cars.
1952 through 2000
- Dedicated by -
Senator Patrick Johnston — — Map (db m145028) HM
Built in 1881 for August and Louisa Heilbron and
occupied by them and their descendants until
1953. Purchased and restored by San Diego Federal
Savings and Loan in 1974, this historic mansion
symbolizes the emergence of Sacramento from
Gold . . . — — Map (db m135526) HM
[A tree was planted in the memory of Jean Bell Kellogg. At the foot of the tree lies this marker] Charter member of Sumner Woman’s Relief Corps No.11, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Founded 1885. — — Map (db m15012) HM
Designated on the 19th day of August 1987
By the
Honorable George Deukmejian
Governor of California
In honor of
Jesse Marvin Unruh
September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987
Member of the Assembly, 1955 – 1970 . . . — — Map (db m14852) HM
Dedicated to the Memory of
KENNETH L. MADDY
1934 – 2000
served in the California State Legislature from 1970 to 1998,
and as the Senate Minority Leader from 1987 to 1995.
”As someone who spent nearly three decades in the . . . — — Map (db m15028) HM
The house originally designed in 1857 by Seth Babson and was purchased by Leland Stanford in 1861. It served as the State Executive Office from 1861 to 1867, before the completion of the State Capital. It was later extensively remodeled and . . . — — Map (db m11842) HM
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
California
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of Treasury
As the . . . — — Map (db m14837) HM
Dedicated in 1849 to the use of future generations by
Captain John A. Sutter
Later used as a hay market, miners gathering place, civic celebrations and since 1873 as a public park. — — Map (db m17346) HM
Dedicated on April 14, 1983 by Governor George Deukmejian celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps — — Map (db m90265) HM
Established as a living memorial to the early builders of California in recognition of their courage, determination & contribution toward progress in the community & our golden state. — — Map (db m14822) HM
Constructed in 1868. Headquarters of Sacramento Society of California Pioneers Founded 1854 Sacramento Pioneer Foundation Incorporated 1966
Plaque dedicated April 19, 1967 by Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission Rededicated June 30, . . . — — Map (db m68630) HM
Sa’ Cumn’e means “Big House” in the Miwok Language
And was an early name for the Sacramento area
This plaza is dedicated to the Native Americans
who walked this land before us and inspire current
generations to carry . . . — — Map (db m60041) HM
The Pioneer Hall was built in 1868 as headquarters of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers, which was organized February 6, 1853. It has been owned and cared for since its construction by the California Pioneer Association, descendants of . . . — — Map (db m68629) HM
Purple Heart Memorial front:
My Stone Is Red For The Blood They Shed
The Medal I Bear Is My Country's Way
To Show They Care If I Could Be Seen
By All Mankind Maybe Peace Will Come In My Lifetime
Purple Heart Memorial top: . . . — — Map (db m114107) HM WM
During the Gold Rush Days of 1857, the Sisters of Mercy came to Sacramento to care for the children of the miners and to serve the sick and the homeless.
In those early days, the Sisters purchased land in the heart of the city to build a . . . — — Map (db m14839) HM
This sculpture commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy caring for those in need to the greater Sacramento region. Mary Baptist Russell, California Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, is depicted here as a woman of vision, courage . . . — — Map (db m14840) HM
Sacramento’s first county courthouse, formerly located on this site, served as California’s State Capitol from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 for the third session of the legislature and from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854 for the fifth session. . . . — — Map (db m14803) HM
[Front of Marker]
ST.GEORGE HOTEL
Dedicated March 19, 2005
SACRAMENTO
By
James Streetsky
First Northern Bank
The Firehouse Restaurant
Rotary Club of Sacramento
Burnett & Sons Planing Mill
and Lumber Co. – Since . . . — — Map (db m14810) HM
Since statehood, the people of California have sought and cherished a quality of life unsurpassed in this great nation. There have been among us those who chose to serve as peace officers and when called upon unselfishly gave more than we have the . . . — — Map (db m14814) HM
This grove of trees as saplings, transplanted from southern battlefields was dedicated to the memory of Union Veterans of the Civil War and presented to the State of California — — Map (db m14827) WM
In the street, at the corner of Fourth and J,
on Aug. 14, 1850, settlers were confronted
by the Mayor and the Sheriff. The fatalities
that day and the next ended
THE SQUATTERS RIOTS
[Column 1]
Hardin Bigelow, Mayor
J. W. . . . — — Map (db m14806) HM
Courageous and inspirational San Francisco minister, stalwart defender of the Union during the Civil War, advocate of racial justice, admired educator and pioneering nature writer.
Starr King was a Unitarian preacher credited with keeping . . . — — Map (db m90267) HM
Anthony J. "Tony" Monti sold newspapers on this corner for 35 years. He lost a leg in an accident early in life and sold newspapers here day and night to support his mother and sister. All of the Governors of the State of California from 1915 to . . . — — Map (db m27236) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior United States Post Office, Courthouse, & Federal Building c. 1933 — — Map (db m146396) HM
(Left Side of Base Holding Bell)
Only battleship
built on the
Pacific Coast
Launched at
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Nov. 20, 1919
Ship’s bell
dedicated and
rung for the
last time by
Governor
Earl Warren
Oct. 27, 1949
. . . — — Map (db m70035) HM WM
In 1909, Western Pacific Railroad built a freight
depot near the Sacramento waterfront and began
rail service to R Street. The rail line ran on the back
side of the buildings on the north side of R Street,
parallel to Whitney Alley. The line . . . — — Map (db m144712) HM
This place was built in 1884 as a home for L. Williams, a flour merchant. The structure is primarily Stick style, with some Baroque and Second Empire influences which lingered into the 1880 Victorian Era.
It was moved about 40 feet west in 1907, . . . — — Map (db m145240) HM
Hoboken, a tent town in this area, began in early January, 1853 after floods had halted business in Sacramento City. River steamers landed here and hundreds of teams loaded supplies for the mining camps. An election held with 1000 electors produced . . . — — Map (db m52709) HM
Departing at 2:45 A.M. from the Alta Telegraph Co. in Sacramento, Pony Rider Sam (Bill) Hamilton carried the first mail eastward of the Central Overland Pony Express on April 4, 1860. Here quickly changing ponies he sped on to the next stop at . . . — — Map (db m19583) HM
Named in honor of
Dr. Guy A. West
Founding President of
Sacramento State College
(1947 – 1966)
Under his guidance and dedicated
leadership, the university grew from
four faculty and fewer than two
hundred students to a . . . — — Map (db m19578) HM
The first distribution point of electricity for a major city, Station A was constructed in 1894. Built by the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company to receive power generated from Folsom Powerhouse. The first transmission of electricity was on . . . — — Map (db m11185) HM
in whose house St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church the oldest African-American congregation on the Pacific Coast was organized in 1850
and
other members of the Sacramento area African-American community laid to rest on this site. . . . — — Map (db m18872) HM
BORN August 11, 1846
DIED April 26, 1905
This monument is dedicated to
Dr. Pendery, his family, and all the
men and women of medicine who were
moved here from the New Helvetia
Cemetery in 1955 – 1956.
Erected June 12, 1999 by . . . — — Map (db m18946) HM
McKinley Rose Garden Park History McKinley Park, as we know it today, was opened in 1871 as the privately owned East Park, a name given to it for its location in the undeveloped area, just east of city limits. As a ploy to increase street-car . . . — — Map (db m137486) HM
Established by John Sutter in 1849. Purchased in 1857 by J.W. Reeves, who later deeded it to the City of Sacramento. 1009 Chinese buried here were shipped to China by the Chinese Societies who deeded their plots to the city. — — Map (db m143479) HM
In memory of the persons
Laid to rest between
1849 and 1912 by the
County of Sacramento at
New Helvetia Cemetery
Dedicated by the
Sacramento County
Board of Supervisors
Sacramento County Cemetery Advisory Commission . . . — — Map (db m18967) HM
Former location of Solander’s Grocery and Soda Fountain, established 1904 by Kustaa and Maria Solander, immigrants from Finland. Owned and operated from 1936 to 1978 by Oli Solander.
This building is a Solander-Demas enterprise — — Map (db m137516) HM
Burns Slough
McKinley Park has a rich and fascinating history. It began as a natural low swampy area with a flowing stream called Burns Slough. In 1868, levee construction to prevent flooding of Sacramento cut the slough off from the American . . . — — Map (db m137570) HM
This marker has been dedicated in memory of more than six hundred persons of Japanese ancestry reinterred here in 1956 with several thousand others, whose remains were removed from New Helvetia Cemetery, the present site of Sutter Middle . . . — — Map (db m18938) HM
Walerga Assembly Center was established by the United States at the onset of World War II to assemble and temporarily detain, without charge or trial, 4,739 Sacramento residents solely because of their Japanese ancestry. Approximately 120,000 . . . — — Map (db m165486) HM
This mansard-styled Victorian house was built for Albert Gallatin in 1877. Acquired by the State, it served as the first official Governor's residence. Governor George C. Pardee and his family moved in during November, 1903. It ultimately served as . . . — — Map (db m13882) HM
A bisexual poet, journalist, and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War and a daughter of a slave, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem . . . — — Map (db m171821) HM
Charlotta Bass was an educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and activist. She also
focused on various other issues such as housing rights, voting rights, and labor rights, as
well as police brutality and harassment. In 1952, Bass became the first . . . — — Map (db m171824) HM
Clara Shortridge Foltz was the first American female lawyer on the West Coast and the
pioneer of the idea of the public defender. During a career that spanned 56 years, Foltz
almost single-handedly pushed a great deal of progressive legislation . . . — — Map (db m171852) HM
Dr. Chung advocated for the voting rights of Chinese and American women through her
activism in the Woman's Auxiliary of the Chinese American League of Justice, the Chinese
Protective Association, and the Chinese Women's Reform Club.
Dr. . . . — — Map (db m171553) HM
The original building was located on land at the S. E. corner of 7th and L Sts. Donated by Capt. John Sutter. It was known as The Baltimore Chapel. Prefabricated in Baltimore and shipped around The Horn, it became the first house of worship in . . . — — Map (db m11885) HM
Swiss Immigrant
Founder of New Helvetia
The beginning of Sacramento
Builder of Sutter’s Fort
A man of vision and compassion
who deserves the respect
and gratitude
of Americans and Swiss — — Map (db m167066) HM
Inspired by Jewish teachings, Weil stood courageously at the forefront of a wide range
of progressive and often controversial causes, including women's suffrage, labor reform,
and civil rights. She worked tirelessly to extend political, economic, . . . — — Map (db m171468) HM
Rankin organized and lobbied for legislation enfranchising women in several states
including Montana, New York, and North Dakota. She was the first woman to hold
federal office as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives where she . . . — — Map (db m171578) HM
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