#0812 Old Sacramento
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#0812 Old Sacramento
Site information:
Old Sacramento State Historic Park, plaque located on wall at 2nd St between J and I Sts, SacramentoLandmark commemorates the whole of the state historic park area, which includes a few city blocks.
38.583664,-121.503746
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Old SacramentoFounded in December 1848 by John A. Sutter, Jr., Sacramento was an outgrowth of Sutter’s Fort established by his father, Captain John A. Sutter, in 1839. State Capital since 1854, it was a major distribution point during the Gold Rush. A commercial and agricultural center, and terminus for wagon train, stagecoach, riverboat, telegraph, Pony Express, and the first Transcontinental Railroad.
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation with the City and County of Sacramento, April 20, 1966.
Registered 12/30/1965