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Think about Sacramento’s
past and the Gold Rush
comes to mind. But that’s
only part of the story.
Early Sacramento’s waterfront location
was prime for commercial success, but
was prone to severe flooding. The city
also fell victim to repeated fires
engulfing its hastily constructed
buildings composed mainly of wood and
canvas
Sutter and his landing party established
Sutter’s Fort. As the settlement grew
and became permanent, it attracted
other businessmen looking for
opportunities. Sutter and the people he
attracted created a commercial center in
the area, but it was the Gold Rush in
1848 that created the City of
Sacramento.
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The gold rush is just one part of the Gold Rush
sacramento history. “Sacramento History Museum.”
Brand​, sachistorymuseum.org/.
Sacramento was unstabilized and it Flooding and fires “More...” ​Old Sacramento |
was prone to flooding and fires due History​,
oldsacramento.com/about/history.
to flood levels and the wood and
canvas buildings.
The Gold Rush created “More...” ​Old Sacramento |
Sacramento and Sutter brought Gold Rush and Sutter’s Fort History​,
oldsacramento.com/about/history.
people to Sacramento with Sutter’s
Fort.
 Sacramento History Online​,
James W. Marshall discovers gold at www.sacramentohistory.org/resour
Coloma while building a sawmill for Sutter Discovered gold near Sutter’s mill. Sutter’s Mill
ces_timeline.html.

Sutter's crops fail from neglect while he is off His crops died while fighting in a Civil Wars Sacramento History Online​,
fighting in one of Alta California's Civil Wars. www.sacramentohistory.org/resour
Civil War in Alta California. ces_timeline.html.

August 17: The first passenger railroad in Sacramento History Online​,

the West, the Sacramento Valley Railroad, They had a Sacramento Valley Railroad
www.sacramentohistory.org/resour
makes a trial run from Sacramento to Railroad and had a trial run. ces_timeline.html.
Folsom.

Representing Mexico, Sutter 

called his colony New Helvetia,  Legends of America,
a Swiss inspired name, and was  www.legendsofamerica.com/sacra
Sutter settled in Alta California to mento/
the political authority and  represent Mexico, a colony called Colonizing
dispenser of justice in the new  New Helvetia but the colony grew
settlement. Soon, the colony  when pioneers came.
began to grow as more and 
more pioneers headed west. 
 

 
As the gold rush began to  After the gold rush started to fall
Legends of America,
decline, Sacramento became  apart, Sacramento became a www.legendsofamerica.com/sacra
the center for the developing  commercial agriculture industry. Agriculture industry mento/
commercial agriculture 
industry. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
The first store in the area was 
established by Samuel Brannan  Sacramento established stores and
near the Sacramento River,  Samuel Brannan was the first to Legends of America,
taking advantage of the  make a store near the Sacramento Merchandise www.legendsofamerica.com/sacra
convenient waterfront location  River. mento/
and another settlement sprang 
up called Sacramento.