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
Sailing ships since the “Gold Rush” laden with supplies and sitting deep in the water just above the river bottom have inched their way slowly up the Sacramento River to Sacramento. After unloading, the ships would risk rolling over . . . — — Map (db m16474) HM
The original building was completed in the spring of 1854 at a cost of $120,000. It housed the City Waterworks, its Superintendent and Tapper, and the City offices for Mayor, Council, Secretary, Marshall, Police, Collector, Assessor, Surveyor, and . . . — — Map (db m16948) HM
The original flagpole was constructed from a single Oregon pine tree reaching a height of 113 feet. When first erected in the 1860's during a patriotic “Flag War” with the Central Pacific Railroad, it was considered to be the tallest . . . — — Map (db m136275) 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
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
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
This structure, erected in 1852-53, was occupied during the 1850’s by the B.F. Hastings Bank, Wells Fargo and Co., various state officials, Sacramento Valley Railroad, and the Alta Telegraph Co. during April 1860 - May 1861. The Alta Telegraph Co. . . . — — Map (db m11388) 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
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
This building, the former California Packing Corporation Plant #11, was added to the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES in 1984 for its architecture and its place in California’s agriculture history.
It was one of the last operating . . . — — Map (db m11865) HM
This building was the home of the Booth Company, a wholesale grocery business and its founder Newton Booth, lawyer, writer, lecturer, and politician. Booth served as State Senator 1862-1863, and lived here while Governor of California 1871-1875 and . . . — — Map (db m154356) HM
The California Almond Growers Exchange founded in 1910, was first successful grower-owned co-operative for marketing California almonds. It pioneered in many fields, including almond production, mechanization and marketing. The first structure on . . . — — Map (db m11862) 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 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
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
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
[Main Marker]:
Captain John A. Sutter, after coming up the Sacramento River from Yerba Buena in August 1839, landed approximately two hundred feet north of here, at what was then the south bank of the American River. A short time . . . — — Map (db m10522) 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
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
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
The City’s Wharf and Warehouse probably was constructed in the late 1880’s. A south extension likely was added around 1900. The small waterfront facility provided river-craft dockage for a number of small independent operators. As indicated by the . . . — — Map (db m16500) 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
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
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
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
On August 19, 1931, famous Golf Course Designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie was selected by the City of Sacramento to lay out the new Sacramento Municipal 18-Hole Golf Course, which opened for play on October 1, 1932. The course name was changed to . . . — — Map (db m14938) 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
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
This replica is on the site of the original Eagle Theatre. Built in 1849, it was the first structure in California constructed specifically as a theatre. The Theatre was a canvas covered timber structure with a false front, a large door and a . . . — — Map (db m143478) 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
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
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
[A tree was planted in the memory of Elbridge Hawk. At the foot of the tree lies this marker]
In Memory of
ELBRIDGE L. HAWK
Past Commander in Chief, G.A.R. — — Map (db m15010) 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 January 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that where the Central Pacific Railroad crossed Arden Creek the western base of the Sierra Nevada began. The hardships of railroad construction through mountains resulted in increased government . . . — — Map (db m18854) HM
You are standing where the First Transcontinental Railroad in America had its western origin, at Front and K Streets in Sacramento.
On January 8, 1863, prominent citizens and railroad founders gathered here for a groundbreaking ceremony to . . . — — Map (db m146491) HM
At this location on January 8, 1863, Governor Stanford surrounded by politicians and locals, announced the start of the United States’ first transcontinental railroad. You are standing at Mile Marker 0, the origin of the Central Pacific Railroad . . . — — Map (db m149177) 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
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
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
This plaque is dedicated to Frank C. Freer by the City of Sacramento in recognition
of his commitment of over 50 years to improving the game of golf in Sacramento, California.
• Member-Sacramento Golf Club at Haggin Oaks
• Member-Sacramento . . . — — Map (db m14907) 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
Since the days of Sutter’s Fort, Sacramento was the trading center for much of the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and points beyond. As the railroad network around the capital city expanded, Sacramento merchants were able to market a greater . . . — — Map (db m16052) 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Historic Street Lights
Restored by
SACRAMENTO
MUNICPAL
UTILITY
DISTRICT
Personnel and
Traffic Signals &
Street Lighting Employees
of the
City of Sacramento
Department of Public Works
Installed by
Allen L. Bender, . . . — — Map (db m16521) 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
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
The Sacramento Wood Company’s steamer wood freight shed, between N and O streets in the Front Street right-of-way, remained at this location for approximately 30 years. The Sacramento Wood Company could trace his roots from an earlier enterprise . . . — — Map (db m16508) 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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
As a teacher, writer, editor, and activist, Idár preserved Mexican culture in South Texas
and encouraged women to pursue an education and push for equal rights. While
working as a journalist, she became the president of the newly-established . . . — — Map (db m171579) HM
Tribute to Julie SoderlundJulie Soderlund was taken too soon from this world but not without
leaving an indelible mark on the lives of those around her.
Committed to her faith and with a passion for political involvement,
Julie made a . . . — — Map (db m171577) HM
An African American educator and suffragist. Pierce opened the Tennessee Vocational
School for Colored Girls in 1923, and she served as its superintendent until 1939. The
daughter of a slave, Pierce addressed white women at the inaugural . . . — — Map (db m171461) HM
• 1998 National PGA Golf Professional of the Year
• 1998 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
• 1994 National PGA Horton-Smith Award Winner
• 1990 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
Ken Morton, Sr. . . . — — Map (db m14857) 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
Built in 1852 by the Lady Adams Mercantile Co.; named after the brig which brought the partners around the horn. She has survived fires, flood, and being lifted one story. She has served merchants, bankers, and as a “rooming house”. . . . — — Map (db m58582) HM
A queer California lawyer, newspaper publisher, and a prominent suffragette. She was
the first woman to run a daily newspaper in the United States and the second female
lawyer admitted to practice in California. Gordon's February 19, 1868 speech . . . — — Map (db m171548) HM
A physician practicing during California's Gold Rush who was also a spiritualist,
businesswoman, and leading Sacramento suffragist. When Sacramento officials denied
her the vote, she sued the city on the grounds that as a taxpaying citizen, she . . . — — Map (db m171896) HM
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