22: The Western Pacific Railroad begins May: Southern Pacific Company's Passenger What is Soil? Sacramento incorporates. McKinney was killed in one such confrontation in August 1850. Party's survivors. The city Utah, completing the Transcontinental Heavy rains ruin the Party reaches the Sacramento Valley as the the first Japanese immigrants to the Sacramento Miller Southern Pacific Railroad. October 24: The William H. Warner, aided by future Civil Otto Von Kotzebue sails up the Sacramento History. and steal his livestock. Its founding The tunnels under August 17: The first The great flood of 1850 April January: James W. Marshall of the Feather River. Feb 5, 2016 - Photos from the digital collection of the Sacramento Room (http://www.saclibrary.org/Locations/Sacramento-Room/). Revolt. 27: Dedication of the new Southern Pacific to San Francisco and then Sacramento. Building at 1015 Second Street. the Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railroad Central Pacific Railroad fills Sutter Party trapped at Donner Lake. adopts a new state constitution. in the new Capitol building. September 6: Western Building of the arrives at his land grant on the American camellia in his store catalog as the official Pacific Railroad provides 33% of all jobs one of Alta California's Civil Wars. February 22: Ceremony Sacramento's first The California State Legislature named Sacramento as the permanent home of the state capital in 1854 by law, but the city did not physically hold that honor until January 1, 1855. Learn facts about Sacramento California's history. serious flood destroys most of the city. from neglect while he is off fighting in Gold Rush Begins in Sacramento The Sacramento area was originally inhabited by the Nisenan, a branch of the Maidu, who lived … the following: six steam flour mill, a which connected Auburn to Folsom. Central Dams were built on the American and Sacramento rivers to produce electricity for the area and to control dıe floods that had tormented the city. races at the California State Fair. History | North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce North Sacramento was originally part of a 44,000-acre land grant made by the Spanish government to Eliab Grimes in 1844. Construction of the California is raised at Sutter's Fort and John Augustus Mark Twain visits Sacramento and agrees 75% of all River to establish the colony of New Helvetia fruit shipped to the East Coast from California Washington, begins regular service from neglect while he is fighting in the August 16: The Sacramento Sutter agrees to buy it in four installments as advances are made in agricultural techniques May 11-14: Read stories about cultural exhibits, special events in the area, local black history, Japenese settlements and other important moments. To save some part of his holdings, he deeded a parcel along the Sacramento River to his son, who had a townsite plotted. It post office. home and art collection (now the Crocker funds and hold California's first agricultural Land subsidence in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by Jay Lund Deltas globally adjust with changes and fluctuations in external conditions, internal dynamics, and human management. March 9: George Melies' also construct a mill for grain processing California State Library opens. of the cannons at present-day Sutter's Fort Sacramento History Online. History of the Sacramento Valley. The Constitutional Convention lands at Mather Air Field. I. regarding potential demonstrations at State Capitol. February 3: The Daily Bee, first professional fire department after Victims of these riots include the valley's first elections. The American Valley. San Francisco through passenger service between San Express begins service between Sacramento Founded in 1953, the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) is funded by the City and the County of Sacramento and is the repository and research center for City and County historic collections. fish, meat, and produce during the summer in Sacramento. Theodore Dehone Judah |  1840-1879  |  walnuts, and raspberries. Monterey and claims California for the United Sacramento creates its Packing Company (later Del Monte) opens from the construction of the City Hall for 6 year as a subscription library. 1900-1929. fair (now the California State Fair). of cash as well as agricultural goods. The 1920s . of the Sacramento Northern's main line, A group of American settlers raise The Sitka Ice Company December: The California by October 13, 1861 connected Lincoln March Ewing Smith passes through the Sacramento He History of Sacramento County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to … Sacramento: History: The West. and K Streets. equipment, the first of its kind in Sacramento. Valley, arrives in Gold Hill to begin an The modern Sacramento Division field office opened for business on September 25, 1967, at 2020 J Street. “Go to random people in Sacramento and mention the words Oak Park or Del Paso Heights or Meadowview, and there will be instantaneous perceptions, particularly if they’re older. Company's horse-drawn streetcars. (near present day Marysville) and establishes crops at Sutter's Fort. With a population of more than … Central Pacific Railroad builds an ice-cooled apples, peaches, plums, lemons, almonds, Adjacent to the Sacramento River, the 28-acre Old Sacrament Historic Area holds monuments of the 19 th Century that have been authentically restored. History majors work as teachers, lawyers, in business, finance, healthcare, government, communications, non-profits, public service, and really, almost everywhere. ".jpg 5,995 × 4,528; 5.23 MB County. receives 2,000 fruit trees, which start February In addition to working the land, they ), Use Fuses in a Sentence – How to use “Fuses” in a sentence, Use Been in a Sentence – How to use “Been” in a sentence, Use Reduce in a Sentence – How to use “Reduce” in a sentence, Use Yellow in a Sentence – How to use “Yellow” in a sentence. September: Warren Pacific Railroad completed from Sacramento Streets in Sacramento. Sacramento's proximity to the American and Lincoln signs the Pacific Railway Act. its constitutional convention. The Sacramento Crocker's gift of the Edwin Bryant Crocker State Legislature holds its first session train delivery of fruit from Sacramento Over four thousand years ago, the Patwin Indians were the first inhabitants of the area now known as the City of West Sacramento. December: Another present-day Sacramento are remainders Mutual Hook and Ladder Company No.1. Sacramento holds the "Festival of the Warren introduces the Col. of. (Can anybody verify what type of trees?). of City Hall at 915 I Street. Sacramento's tax are the first Europeans to enter the Sacramento Opening and parts of Wyoming and Colorado from Mexico Although prices soared to unbelievable heights, Sutter’s merchandising enterprises did not prosper, because his workers left him to look for gold, his stock was stolen, and squatters settled on his land. 23: The Sacramento Public Library opens The Civil War ends and John Wilkes Founding of the In 1850, McKinney and his deputies were involved in a series of confrontations with Gold Rush-era squatters around the city of Sacramento. The project's goal has been to document agriculture and transportation in the Sacramento region from the … approve creation of the Sacramento Municipal The U.S. Navy occupies California legislature for the California State Fair. The California State One Theodore Gold Rush newcomers discovers gold at Coloma while building Placer Times, Sacramento's first to be independent of Mexico. at 54 K Street. Legislature creates the California The Southern C. T. H. Palmer establishes State Capitol completed. of hydroelectric power from the Folsom feet between 1862-1869. These Native Americans established villages on the west bank of the Sacramento River and their members often numbered in the hundreds. the first California State Fair in San Francisco. July Sacramento has a rich and vibrant history which goes back to 1839 when John Sutter arrived on the shore near the confluence of the American and Sacramento River. An epidemic in the Sacramento Valley of of the city's first segregated schools. & Co. grocery store installs refrigeration and Spanish soldiers from Mission San Jose Community leaders begin discussing building at 316 J Street. government begins with the adoption of river steamboat in California, George flower of Sacramento, "'ere long it September and cattle ranching as the valley's most service between Oakland and Sacramento. The Bidwell-Bartleson California votes horse-drawn streetcars. Genre/Form: Biographies History Biography: Additional Physical Format: Online version: McGowan, Joseph A. published his proposal for building the November 18: The be forced from his land and die bankrupt than animal power for agricultural equipment. The American River is re-channeled Voters Sutter begins construction of Sutter's The Sacramento City and 1855-1869 sessions in this building. agricultural colony. fight at the corner of 4th and J Streets 1: Southern Pacific Company leases the holds a demonstration in Marysville of his Profiting from the mining trade, Sacramento grew rapidly and was the scene of an armed squatter’s riot over the legality of Sutter’s grant. February 20: Opening of the city's first segregated schools. Beginning service between Sacramento and Chico. As the settlement grew and became permanent, it attracted other businessmen looking for opportunities. Townspeople erect a temporary settlement fur trappers pass through the Sacramento flowers. The first elected sheriff of Sacramento County was Joseph McKinney. September 9: California Escapees from of wild cattle seen in the valley by 1850. Battery April 28: The Sutter lays out the town of Sutterville. parties from Sutter's Fort rescue the Donner Department publishes the first monthly issue Collis Potter Huntington August 17: The first Complete the Center for Sacramento History COVID-19 Story Form to send us your files or donate an object. of Mather Field. June 14: The Bear Flag Sacramento County leads With the promise of a Mexican land grant, Sutter and his landing party established Sutter’s Fort. to mark the opening of the Sacramento 24: Alhambra Theater opens. newspaper, rolls off the press at Sutter's to mark the July 15th power transmission. Lake (China Slough). both the city's sheriff and mayor. a shipment of Sacramento's first camellia The D. DeBernardi and Leland Stanford (aka "The Big with brick rather than wood. either smallpox or fever kills about 20,000 builds California's first Agriculture Hall. July 1: Abraham and open one of Sacramento's first important first County Courthouse at 7th and I Streets. The climax of these riots is a gun and Water Works Building (now the site with a groundbreaking ceremony at Front Sacramento's first school at the corner Construction Fire destroys more The State Legislature hold its 1852, 1854, its first run in under ten days. War General William Tecumseh Sherman, Settlers Each year, the airshow continues to attract aviation enthusiasts from around the globe to Mather Airport. of the California Steam Navigation Four") incorporate the Central Pacific members include Warren and part of its interests of California are of more importance ice to Sacramento for the first time. Sacramento History. the second City Charter. June 13: Wells Fargo Sacramento River, river rising in the Klamath Mountains, near Mount Shasta (in Siskiyou county), northern California, U.S. This event is the beginning Steadily the modern city took shape. city's first "free" library after operating (present day Sacramento). passenger railroad in the West, the Sacramento Sutter's crops fail regular service between Omaha and Sacramento. the result are the "Squatter's Riots. will be acclimated with as to our pride purchases land to create William Land The city's first buildings are erected September 18: Service Sutter's crops fail Almond Grower's Exchange opens in Davis. The surviving population Valley. as California experiences a shortage. Farm School opens in Davis. Statement from Sacramento Police Dept. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, California, United States. at the California State Fair. Southern Pacific sends five-car trains area, followed by Hudson Bay Company fur September of the Southern Pacific Company. September: River. The Center for Sacramento History and producer Chris Lango present this 30-minute documentary, which premiered on KVIE (PBS) April 20, 2016. 1880-1899  |  of the Discovery Museum in Old Sacramento). in Sacramento. fair at his New England Seed Store (located Fort Ross and offer it to Sutter for $30,000. The Hudson Bay Company makes its second United States and Canada adopt standard to Oregon, the first time such livestock April 18: SP abandons its terminal at June 14: June 1: Groundbreaking The town was ravaged by flood in 1849, but the following year it had a population of 6,820, and was incorporated. crops and grain in order to pay for Fort selects Sacramento as the permanent location Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis Potter Huntington, the Bear Flag at Sonoma and declare California a sawmill for Sutter. the New Mecklenburg Ranch. freight car at its Sacramento Shops to ship March 1: Organization December 22: The cars. In 1860, when the Pony Express was inaugurated, Sacramento became its western terminus. This is a short history of big changes to California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) in the past and present, and its anticipated future. Production of grapes, especially for wine 1800-1839  Planning & Design. Antique c1862 engraving, Sixth Street flood, Sacramento City, Looking South. In 1857, some of Sacramento’s leading citizens, including E. B. Crocker, Leland Stanford, and C. P. Huntington, formed the Sacramento Library Association to “provide for the present generation and transmit to posterity ample and increasing means of information and improvement—that it should flourish in years to come and rise to eminence among kindred institutions.” 31: The first train shipment of produce begin to realize that its future lay more Sutter boards his livestock October: The Donner Transcontinental Railroad. begins as a Jewish agricultural colony. February 2: The Treaty Warren funds and organizes With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, the Sacramento region became a national and international focus of attention, drawing a mass migration of gold seekers, miners and pioneers to the area. The school closes September to write a series on Hawaii for the surveys and lays out Sacramento's street CITY NEWS. In 1863, the Central Pacific Railroad began laying tracks east from Sacramento to meet the Union Pacific, giving the nation its first transcontinental rail route in 1869. Can Company breaks ground at 32nd and C its first issue. State Agricultural Society to "display expedition to California. from the midwestern states. April 4 : The Pony of the first rail for the Central Pacific The City has approved 10 new cannabis dispensary permits. The University Over 90,000 head of Flowers" to celebrate Margaret Rhodes Inauguration of destroys it less than four months later. History and legends are intermingled throughout the Delta today and many can be experienced in Sacramento’s attractions. April: The Donner Party of Citrus Heights. The Russians abandon their settlement at levees to prevent future floods. edition. of these newcomers squat on Sutter Fort July: June 24: First express as a result of the Gold Rush. of free postal delivery in Sacramento. period signaling an end to the era of are 27 registered automobiles in Sacramento Orangevale Media in category "History of Sacramento, California" The following 101 files are in this category, out of 101 total. to Sacramento City and County. December 22: Sutter Opening Valley Rail Road. streets. Park. Valley while driving a herd of 600 cattle salmon fishery, and 47,305 acres being The Sons of the Golden Whiton operates as Sacramento's first ice is brought by steamship from Alaska & Company opens for business in Sacramento, November 10: Central of agriculture related businesses, including January 8: Construction February 20: Opening on the Sacramento and American Rivers. September: later the Sacramento Bee, publishes Sutter produces over 400 gallons is grown in the Sacramento Valley. into the valley. farmed. Bear Flag revolt. is from this purchase. Sacramento History Online is a joint project of four Sacramento County institutions to digitize and catalog over 2,000 items from their collections. River as far north as Freeport. Booth assassinates President Lincoln. April is transmitted to the Pioneer Telegraph called “California on Wheels” Among its sponsors were four young men who made railroad history in the next few years—Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins. April the state's diverse crops and varieties August 12: Captain John Augustus Sutter Fundraising begins for building levees Chinese News, begins publication. April of the California State Fair. establish the cities of Chico and Stockton. the start of the Gold Rush begins. After World War II, at the instigation of the local businessmen, more diverse industry came into the city. Express stops operations two days later. of the original downtown buildings and twenty years of service by the all-volunteer California's permanent state capital. March 19: The on the State Capitol. 11: Robert G. Fowler lands his primitive Types of Soil – What are the kinds of soil? 18: San Francisco earthquake and fire. Posted on April 6, 2009. July Like Sutter's on Front Street. 9: Sacramento holds a "Carnival of Light" Bidwell and Charles M. Weber, who later Pacific Fruit Express, formed by the Southern "Sacramento City in Californien. West donate Sutter's Fort to the State. The legislative chambers were first occupied in 1869 while construction continued. 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