John Sutter Landing

John Sutter Landing (HM9OY)

Location: Sacramento, CA 95811 Sacramento County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 35.932', W 121° 30.311'

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On the south bank of the American River near this spot General John A. Sutter landed August 12, 1839 and founded New Helvetia which is now Sacramento City. Also on this river in the mill race at Coloma fifty miles east of here on January 24, 1848 gold was discovered by James W. Marshall an employee of General Sutter. This monument is erected to commemorate these important historical events
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HM NumberHM9OY
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Year Placed1936
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 6:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 630169 N 4273323
Decimal Degrees38.59886667, -121.50518333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 35.932', W 121° 30.311'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 35' 55.92" N, 121° 30' 18.66" W
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Area Code(s)916
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100 Jibboom St, Sacramento CA 95811, US
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