subject_name=Charles Crocker| image_name=ccrocker.jpg| image_caption=| date_of_birth=September 16, 1822| place_of_birth=Troy, New York| dead=dead| date_of_death=June 14, 1888| place_of_death=}} Charles Crocker (September 16, 1822-June 14, 1888) was born in Troy, New York to a modest family. After his family moved to a farm in Iowa, Crocker soon became independent, working on several farms, a sawmill, and at an iron forge. In 1845 he founded a small, independent iron forge of his own. After hearing of the California Gold Rush, Crocker led a party of Forty-niners overland to the Pacific coast, and arrived in 1850. After 2 years of disappointed mining, he opened a shop in Sacramento. He worked with Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington and Leland Stanford, a group known as The Big Four. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Looking out on Broadway in downtown Troy. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Looking out on Broadway in downtown Troy. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Senators Chuck Grassley (R) Tom Harkin (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A California Gold Rush handbill The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by mass hysteria concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. ... Forty-niners were the participants of the California Gold Rush 1848 - 1854. ... The Pacific Coast is any coast fronting the Pacific Ocean. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... City nickname: The Big Tomato Location Location of Sacramento in California Government County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 99. ... Categories: People stubs | Rail stubs | United States railroad executives | 1813 births | 1878 deaths ... Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker) who built the Southern Pacific Railroad and other major interstate train lines. ... Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824–June 21, 1893) was an American business tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. ... Alternate meaning: The Big Four (novel) The Big Four were the chief entrepreneurs in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad, the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. ...

Crocker is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Mountain View Cemetery is a cemetery in Oakland, California. ... View of downtown Oakland looking west across Lake Merritt. ...

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