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Birds-eye view of Sacramento, ca. 1857. The real city of Sacramento was developed around a wharf, called the Embarcadero, on the confluence of the American River and Sacramento River that Sutter had developed prior to his retirement in 1849 as a result of the gold discoveries which began at Sutter's Mill at Coloma. [24]
Daily California Republican newspaper begins publication. [6] 1852 Congregation B'nai Israel synagogue established. Big Four Building constructed. Fire. [1] 1854 – State legislature relocates to Sacramento. [7] Sacramento Turn Verein founded [8] 1855 First local steam railway of California opened. [1]
In 1841, Cadwalader Ringgold, an officer in the United States Navy, spent twenty days surveying the San Francisco Bay watershed as a member of the United States Exploring Expedition In 1849, Cadwalader Ringgold began a more comprehensive survey the San Francisco Bay region, [11] the Sacramento River, and parts of the American and created several maps which included depth sounding information ...
The 1562 map of the Americas, created by Spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez, which applied the name California for the first time.. California was the name given to a mythical island populated only by beautiful Amazon warriors, as depicted in Greek myths, using gold tools and weapons in the popular early 16th-century romance novel Las Sergas de Esplandián (The Adventures of Esplandián) by ...
Will Rogers Estate. Actor Will Rogers' 1920s ranch house was sadly destroyed in the Palisades Fire. The home and its surrounding 360 acres became a museum in 1944 after Rogers' wife donated it to ...
California State University, 6000 "J" St., left on State University Drive East to Guy West Bridge over-crossing and plaza. Plaque located in plaza. Plaque located in plaza. 38°33′42″N 121°25′20″W / 38.5616°N 121.4222°W / 38.5616; -121.4222 ( Five Mile House - Overland Pony Express
The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District’s “Check Before You Burn” season runs from Nov. 1 to Feb. 28 to curb air pollution created by wood smoke.
The median age of a house in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom area is 38 years old, with the median year of houses built in 1984, the study found. That means about 44% of Sacramento-area homes were ...