West Sacramento River Walk
On January 15, 1850, the fledging City of Sacramento, consisting mostly of tents and simple wooden buildings, stood in 6 feet of water. Two weeks later, the community pledged $200,000 to levee construction. But before the levee system could be completely developed, the city was inundated 3 more times - In 1852-3, 1861-2, and 1867-8. Eventually, the levee construction was completed and the low-lying areas along the waterfront were filled in, resulting in the city's downtown streets being raised by approximately ten feet.| HM Number | HMA8C |
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| Placed By | City of West Sacramento |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 2:08am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 629891 N 4271616 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.58353333, -121.50870000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 35.012', W 121° 30.522' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 35' 0.72" N, 121° 30' 31.32" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 916, 530 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 651 2nd St, West Sacramento CA 95605, US |
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