2/17/2016
5/9/2024
Landmark information
- Location:
Old Sacramento SHP; plaque located on wall at 2nd St between J and I Sts, Sacramento - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
10/1/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/9/2024 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 35.019, W 121 30.230 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Old Sacramento
Founded in December 1846 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.