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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQU_cobblestone-ballast_Sacramento-CA.html
Sailing ships since the "Gold Rush" laden with supplies and sitting deep in the water just above the river bottom have inched their way slowly up the Sacramento River to Sacramento. After unloading, the ships would risk rolling over because they w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQQ_u-s-s-sacramento-1863-1867_Sacramento-CA.html
A wooden sloop, 229 feet long and with a crew of 138, she was commissioned for blockade service during the Civil War. First, she contained Confederate ships off the coast of North Carolina and later Atlantic ports in Europe. In 1865, she "bottled …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQO_the-united-states-merchant-marine_Sacramento-CA.html
Throughout history, two categories of ships, merchants and naval combatants, have carried out the world's seagoing activities. Those of the merchant marine, known as merchantmen, carry cargo, passengers, and perform special functions during times …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQN_sacramentos-maritime-heritage_Sacramento-CA.html
The second world war found river transportation companies continuing service on the Sacramento River while under the restrictions of wartime conditions. In the 1950's, river commerce consisted of the transportation of barges of bulk grain, petrole…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAGO_freight-on-the-move_Sacramento-CA.html
Since the days of Sutter's Fort, Sacramento was the trading center for much of the Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada and points beyond. As the railroad network around the capital city expanded, Sacramento merchants were able to market a greater vo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA7X_booth-building_Sacramento-CA.html
This building was the home of the Booth Company, a wholesale grocery business and its founder Newton Booth, lawyer, writer, lecturer, and politician. Booth served as State Senator 1862-1863, and lived here while Governor of California 1871-1875 an…
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[Front of Marker]Dedicated April 13, 2000SACRAMENTObyJames StreteskyGeorge E. Kuchler FamilyRotary Club of SacramentoBurnett & Sons Planing Mill and Lumber Co - Since 1869Sacramento Traditional Jazz SocietySacramento Metro Chamber of CommercePony …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA20_california-mexican-american-war-memorial_Sacramento-CA.html
In memory of the American Servicemen of Hispanic descent and all others who sacrificed their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9RA_kenneth-l-maddy_Sacramento-CA.html
Dedicated to the Memory ofKENNETH L. MADDY1934 - 2000served in the California State Legislature from 1970 to 1998,and as the Senate Minority Leader from 1987 to 1995."As someone who spent nearly three decades in the Capitol attempting to craft bip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9R5_california-state-capitol-park_Sacramento-CA.html
HISTORYWhen Spanish governors ruled the California territory, its capitol was moved from town to town between San Diego and Monterey.
San Jose had already been designated the capitol by the time California was granted statehood in 1850. In the …