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History. Sacramento County was one of the original counties of California, which were created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border.
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Elverta is a census-designated place in Sacramento County,...
- Sacramento, California
Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American...
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The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an embarcadero that his father, John Sutter, Sr. constructed at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers a few years prior.
Sacramento County was incorporated in 1850 in response to the needs of a growing population. The County is one of the original 27 counties of California . Its largest city, the City of Sacramento, became the capital of the State of California in 1854.
Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California 's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 population of 524,943 [7] makes it the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, sixth-most populous city in the state, and the ninth-most populous state capital in the United States.
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California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County. This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Sacramento County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table ...
Image[1]Landmark NameLocationAdams and Company Building607Old Sacramento Historic District, 1014 ...African Methodist Episcopal Church1013B.F. Hastings Building606Old Sacramento State Historic Park, 1000 ...Booth Company5961015-17 Front St. 38°35′00″N 121°30′20″W ...Wildfires in Sacramento County, California (1 P) Pages in category "History of Sacramento County, California" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
3 days ago · History. Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, Sacramento, California, U.S. Maidu peoples were early inhabitants of the region. In the 1770s the valley was visited by Spanish explorer Pedro Fages, who named the river for the Christian religious sacraments.
