19th century illustration of Sutter's Fort Started in 1839, Sutter's Fort, which was originally called "New Helvetia"[1] (New Switzerland) by its builder, John Sutter, was a 19th century agricultural and trading colony in California. This settlement was the first non-Native American community in the California Central Valley.[2] The compound was built near the junction of the American and Sacramento Rivers and is located at what is now the intersection of 27th and L Streets in the Midtown neighborhood of the city of Sacramento. The fort is famous for its association with the Donner Party, the California Gold Rush and with establishment of Sacramento. The adobe structure has been restored to its original condition and is listed as a California State Historic Park. Sutter's Fort is also the end of the California Trail and near the southern end of the Siskiyou Trail. Public domain engraving. ...
Public domain engraving. ...
1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Nuevo Helvetia (also known as New Helvetia or New Switzerland) was a Mexican-era California settlement. ...
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Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...
The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
The Sacramento River is the longest river in the U.S. state of California. ...
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Nickname: River City Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Government - Mayor Heather Fargo Area - City 99. ...
The Donner Party Memorial at Donner Memorial State Park. ...
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ...
The State of California operates and maintains about fifty California State Historic Parks, ranging from Shasta State Historic Park, a California Gold Rush-era ghost town in the northern part of the state, to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park in downtown San Diego in the southern part of...
Main route of California Trail (thick red line), including Applegate-Lassen and Beckwourth variations (thinner red lines) The California Trail was a major overland emigrant route across the Western United States from Missouri to California in the middle 19th century. ...
The Siskiyou Trail stretched from Californias Central Valley to Oregons Willamette Valley; modern-day Interstate 5 follows this pioneer path. ...
History
The Main Building of the fort is a two story adobe structure built between 1841 and 1843. This building is the only original surviving structure at the reconstructed Sutter's Fort State Historic Park. It was in here on January 28, 1848 that James Marshall met privately with Sutter in order to show Sutter the gold that Marshall had found during the construction of Sutter's sawmill along the American River only four days earlier. Sutter built the original fort with walls 2,5 feet thick and 15 to 18 feet high.[3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1960 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1960 × 3008 pixel, file size: 2. ...
Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun. ...
1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold in the American River in California in January 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. ...
GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...
Sutters Mill Sutters Mill was a sawmill owned by 19th century pioneer John Sutter. ...
The American River, located in the US state of California, has a prominent place in American history for being the site of Sutters Mill, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush. ...
Most of the original neighborhood structures were initially built in the late 1930s as residences, many of which have been converted to commercial uses such as private medical practices. The history of the neighborhood is largely residential.
Geography and geology Sutter's Fort is located on level ground at an elevation of approximately 20 feet above mean sea datum[4]. The slope elevation decreases northward toward the American River and westward toward the Sacramento River. Slope elevation gradually increases to the south and east, away from the rivers. All surface drainage is flows toward the Sacramento River. Groundwater in the vicinity flows south-southwest toward the Sacramento Delta; however, after peak rainfall, because of a swollen Sacramento River, the groundwater flow can actually reverse and flow away from the river.[5] The Sacramento River is the longest river in the U.S. state of California. ...
The Sacramento Delta. ...
Sutter's Fort in 2002. The fort has been restored and is now a California state historic park. I, Moncrief, took this photo of Sutters Fort in Sacramento in 2002 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
I, Moncrief, took this photo of Sutters Fort in Sacramento in 2002 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
See also California State Indian Museum The California State Indian Museum (no photography allowed indoors) The California State Indian Museum is a natural history museum in Sacramento, California that is operated under the California state parks system. ...
References The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ...
Any piece of real estate can be the subject of a Phase I ESA. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding which identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. ...
External links -
- Sutter's Fort State Historic Park homepage
- Aerial photo of Sutter's Fort from Microsoft TerraServer
- Sutters Fort Virtual Web Site
- A History of American Indians in California: Sutter's Fort
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