Guidebook

NO. 812 OLD SACRAMENTO - Founded 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, during the gold rush it was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and terminus for wagon train, stagecoach, riverboat, telegraph, pony express, and the first transcontinental railroad.

Location

2nd Street Between I And J
Open Map

CHL NO. 812 Old Sacramento Marker

CHL NO. 812 Old Sacramento Marker

CHL No. 812 Old Sacramento Plaque

CHL No. 812 Old Sacramento Plaque is right next to the Hastings Building Plaque

CHL No. 812 Old Sacramento Pony Express

CHL No. 812 Old Sacramento Buffalo Bob

CHL No. 812 Old Sacramento

Dinner in Old Town Sacramento