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Sacramento
KNOWLEDGE OF Sacramento
Sacramento: Discovered and Named
In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga found the Maidu Indians living peacefully in the Northern California valley formed by the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and the Pacific Coast Mountains to the west. Warm summers, mild winters, a dependable yearly rainy season and water from the confluence of two great rivers resulted in a landscape so verdant and abundant that Gabriel Moraga named the valley after the Holy Sacrament—Sacramento.
Before The Gold Rush
Word of Moraga's lush western valley spread slowly. By the 1830s and 1840s, only a handful of Anglo-American settlers were living in coexistence with the native Maidu and other Native American tribes. While their numbers were few, these first settlers had learned the secret of the Sacramento Valley: if you plant it, it will grow. Sacramento has continued to flourish since then, both agriculturally and economically.
Mr. Sutter Comes to California
In 1834, Johann Augustus Sutter, a 19-year-old clock merchant’s clerk, sailed from Switzerland, hoping to find success in America. Sutter's dream of founding a great new city for his fellow European immigrants led him to California. Sutter was sent by the Governor of Mexico to California to establish an outpost on any 26-square-mile area he chose. Sutter and his party established Sutter’s Fort on August 12, 1839, near the American and Sacramento Rivers. Sutter then made a decision that would forever change the history of California and the westward expansion of America.
Realizing that more large trees would be needed to build homes for future settlers, Sutter wandered about 40 miles up the American River east of Sacramento and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Here, he found plenty of tall evergreen trees and fast-flowing water. It was a perfect spot for a sawmill, which, when completed in 1847, became Sutter's Mill.
Gold
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall was conducting a routine inspection of the millrace from Sutter's sawmill when a glitter caught his eye. This time, all that glittered was gold. By May of 1848, the news of gold in Northern California had reached San Francisco and by early 1849, the whole nation had gold fever. The 49ers were coming. People wanting to find gold arrived in San Francisco and made their way to the gold fields by way of Sacramento. The history of the Gold Rush is preserved today not only in Sacramento, but also at the nearby Marshall Gold Discovery Park in Coloma where it all started.
In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga found the Maidu Indians living peacefully in the Northern California valley formed by the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and the Pacific Coast Mountains to the west. Warm summers, mild winters, a dependable yearly rainy season and water from the confluence of two great rivers resulted in a landscape so verdant and abundant that Gabriel Moraga named the valley after the Holy Sacrament—Sacramento.
Before The Gold Rush
Word of Moraga's lush western valley spread slowly. By the 1830s and 1840s, only a handful of Anglo-American settlers were living in coexistence with the native Maidu and other Native American tribes. While their numbers were few, these first settlers had learned the secret of the Sacramento Valley: if you plant it, it will grow. Sacramento has continued to flourish since then, both agriculturally and economically.
Mr. Sutter Comes to California
In 1834, Johann Augustus Sutter, a 19-year-old clock merchant’s clerk, sailed from Switzerland, hoping to find success in America. Sutter's dream of founding a great new city for his fellow European immigrants led him to California. Sutter was sent by the Governor of Mexico to California to establish an outpost on any 26-square-mile area he chose. Sutter and his party established Sutter’s Fort on August 12, 1839, near the American and Sacramento Rivers. Sutter then made a decision that would forever change the history of California and the westward expansion of America.
Realizing that more large trees would be needed to build homes for future settlers, Sutter wandered about 40 miles up the American River east of Sacramento and into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Here, he found plenty of tall evergreen trees and fast-flowing water. It was a perfect spot for a sawmill, which, when completed in 1847, became Sutter's Mill.
Gold
On January 24, 1848, James Marshall was conducting a routine inspection of the millrace from Sutter's sawmill when a glitter caught his eye. This time, all that glittered was gold. By May of 1848, the news of gold in Northern California had reached San Francisco and by early 1849, the whole nation had gold fever. The 49ers were coming. People wanting to find gold arrived in San Francisco and made their way to the gold fields by way of Sacramento. The history of the Gold Rush is preserved today not only in Sacramento, but also at the nearby Marshall Gold Discovery Park in Coloma where it all started.
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