On Lisbon Avenue west of Yolo Street, on the right when traveling west.
Because of its location on the Sacremento River, it was first called Riverbank. When the post office was established 10 March 1915 the present name - for George Bryte, Sr., a local dairyman, son of Mike Bryte (early sheriff of Sacremento) - was . . . — — Map (db m41749) HM
RANCHO DE NUEVA FLANDRIA,
The Beginning of
EARLY SETTLEMENT
In 1843 or 1844, the Flemish Jan Lows de Swart, also
known as John Schwartz, became one of the earliest
known settlers in the West Sacramento area. He built a
shack . . . — — Map (db m144278) HM
Founded in the town of Washington (Broderick), Yolo County by Hapgood, Hume, and Company in 1864, California’s first salmon cannery was located on a barge moored here on the banks of the Sacramento River. This small canning operation was the . . . — — Map (db m17520) HM
On January 15, 1850, the fledging City of Sacramento, consisting mostly of tents and simple wooden buildings, stood in 6 feet of water. Two weeks later, the community pledged $200,000 to levee construction. But before the levee system could be . . . — — Map (db m15720) HM
Hydraulic gold mining was introduced in the 1850’s. Men with hoses blasted hillsides with powerful jets of water, which reduced the hills to mounds of gravel 20 times faster than with pick and shovel. Massive quantities of gravel and silt from . . . — — Map (db m15713) HM
On West Sacramento River Walk south of E Street, on the left when traveling south.
Influences on the River West Sacramento River Walk The Sacramento River originates in Siskiyou County near Mt. Shasta. Standing between that point and Sacramento is Shasta Dam, which controls the flow of water downstream. Hundreds of miles of . . . — — Map (db m137484) HM
Dedicated April 23, 2000
WEST SACRAMENTO
by
James Stretesky
First Northern Bank
Daniel F. Ramos Family
Frank C. Ramos Family
Dr. & Mrs. James O. Farley
West Sacramento Land Company
West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
Pony Express Trail . . . — — Map (db m15708) HM
Just across the river and county line from West Sacramento is the City of Sacramento, seen here in a 1920s photograph looking east from 4th Street down J Street. California’s capital city, which is also the seat of Sacramento County, has grown from . . . — — Map (db m15723) HM
This is the historic site of the first salmon cannery established on the Pacific Coast. Begun in 1864 by William and George Hume and Andrew Hapgood on a barge moored to the bank, the cannery processed salmon harvested along the rivers – with . . . — — Map (db m15724) HM
Prior to European settlement in the mid-1800s, river flows in the valley changed with the seasons: spring torrents followed by low water during the summer. Construction of dams and other flood control measures during the mid-to late 1950s tamed the . . . — — Map (db m15715) HM
In 1846 James McDowell purchased 600 acres of land
from Jon Schwartz. James was later killed in a
barroom brawl leaving his wife Margaret a widow with
five children to raise. In August 1849 she had 160
acres of this property surveyed and divided . . . — — Map (db m144280) HM
Sacramento’s graceful Tower Bridge has spanned the river since 1936. It is the only historically significant vertical-lift bridge in California and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Lights added in 1986 in honor of its . . . — — Map (db m15711) HM
On Tower Bridge Gateway (California Route 275) at The American River, on the left when traveling east on Tower Bridge Gateway.
Identifying A Need
By the early 1930s, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their main mode of transportation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now . . . — — Map (db m229443) HM
[First Marker]
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history. It marked the first time that we sent troops overseas to defend freedom. Whether at San Juan Hill or Manila Bay, these founders of . . . — — Map (db m15707) WM
On West Capitol Avenue west of Northport Drive, on the left when traveling east.
A quarter-mile "bullring", it was a whirlpool of horsepower as short track racers in jalopies and specially-built, high-horsepower machines, flew around the oval chasing the checkered flag in close, wheel to wheel action. It was a "tacky" place with . . . — — Map (db m90073) HM
On C Street at 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on C Street.
Around here someplace was almost Yolo County's first courthouse, It was here twice -- from 1851 to 1857 and from 1861 to 1863 -- when it was stolen permanently by The "Highbinders" in Woodland.
So Be It. — — Map (db m89143) HM
