Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California. The governor and legislature of California are in Sacramento. About 520,000 people live in Sacramento. About 2,000,000 live in and around Sacramento.
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Sacramento comes from Spanish and Portuguese for holy rite. A sacrament is a religious act that gives people divine grace (being liked or favored by God.)
Sacramento was started in 1848 by John Sutter. It was a very important place during the California Gold Rush. The Gold Rush was the time after gold was found in California. Many people came to California to find gold. They did this to make money. During the Gold Rush, Sacramento was where the railroad ended. It was also where the Pony Express stopped.
Sacramento is near where the American River meets the Sacramento River. This was important when Sacramento was founded. It meant that ships could bring things to Sacramento from the Pacific Ocean. Sacramento was a railroad town. This made Sacramento a port town. This made it a very important place for business.
The majority of Sacramento's foreign-born population are from Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, Ukraine and Laos.[10]
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Sacramento, California Media
In 1839, John Augustus Sutter established Sutter's Fort, which he called Nueva Helvetia. In 1841, he was officially granted the land by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado.
Sacramento in 1849, when the city was an economic center of the California Gold Rush
Old Sacramento, the oldest quarter of the city, grew up along the Sacramento River in the mid-1800s.
An 1874 depiction of a Sacramento railway station by painter William Hahn
The California State Capitol, built between 1860 and 1874, shown here under construction in 1868
Built in 1935, Tower Bridge connects Sacramento to West Sacramento.
The Elks Tower was built in 1926 in an Italianate style.
The 1975 assassination attempt of President Gerald Ford in Capitol Park
Aerial view of Central Sacramento and the Sacramento River
Downtown Sacramento is the home of numerous corporate regional headquarters.
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References
- ↑ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ "City Hall". City of Sacramento. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "City Hall". City of Sacramento. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mayor & Council". City of Sacramento. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Sacramento". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Fresno city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Sacramento".
- ↑ "SACRAMENTO - USC Dornsife - University of Southern California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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