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Sutter's Fort

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Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. [1]

30 relations: Adobe, Alta California, American River, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Gold Rush, California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California, California State Indian Museum, California Trail, Central Valley (California), Coloma, California, Donner Party, Gold, Groundwater flow, History of Sacramento, California, Indigenous peoples of California, James W. Marshall, John Sutter, List of California State Historic Parks, National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California, Native Sons of the Golden West, New Helvetia, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Phase I environmental site assessment, Sacramento River, Sacramento, California, Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, Siskiyou Trail, Sutter's Mill, United States Geological Survey.

Adobe

Adobe is a building material made from earth and other organic materials.

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Alta California

Alta California (Upper California), founded in 1769 by Gaspar de Portolà, was a polity of New Spain, and, after the Mexican War of Independence in 1822, a territory of Mexico.

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American River

The American River (Río de los Americanos during the period before 1847 ruled by Mexico) is a 120-mile-long river in California that runs from the Sierra Nevada mountain range to its confluence with the Sacramento River in the Sacramento Valley.

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California Department of Parks and Recreation

The California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system.

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California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.

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California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California

This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Sacramento County, California.

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California State Indian Museum

The California State Indian Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, United States, interpreting the diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California.

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California Trail

The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.

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Central Valley (California)

The Central Valley is a flat valley that dominates the geographical center of the U.S. state of California.

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Coloma, California

Coloma (formerly, Colluma and Culloma) is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, USA.

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Donner Party

The Donner Party, or Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train in May 1846.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

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Groundwater flow

In hydrogeology, groundwater flow is defined as the "...part of streamflow that has infiltrated the ground, has entered the phreatic zone, and has been discharged into a stream channel, or springs and seepage water." It is governed by the groundwater flow equation.

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History of Sacramento, California

The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an embarcadero that his father, John Sutter, Sr. constructed at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers a few years prior.

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Indigenous peoples of California

The Indigenous peoples of California (known as Native Californians) are the indigenous inhabitants who have lived or currently live in the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans.

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James W. Marshall

James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who reported the finding of gold at Coloma on the American River in California on January 24, 1848, the impetus for the California Gold Rush.

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John Sutter

John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Suter, was a German-born Swiss pioneer of California known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital.

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List of California State Historic Parks

List of California State Historic Parks — a division of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, for historic sites in California.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California.

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Native Sons of the Golden West

The Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal service organization founded in 1875, limited to native born Californians and dedicated to historic preservation, documentation of historic structures and places in the state, the placement of historic plaques and other charitable functions within California.

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New Helvetia

New Helvetia (Spanish: Nueva Helvetia), meaning "New Switzerland", was a 19th-century Mexican-era Alta California settlement and rancho, centered in present-day Sacramento, California.

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Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Sacramento State Historic Park is located within the Old Sacramento Historic District of Sacramento, California.

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Phase I environmental site assessment

In the United States, an environmental site assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities.

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Sacramento River

The Sacramento River is the principal river of Northern California in the United States, and is the largest river in California.

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Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta

The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, or California Delta, is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in Northern California.

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Siskiyou Trail

The Siskiyou Trail stretched from California's Central Valley to Oregon's Willamette Valley; modern-day Interstate 5 follows this pioneer path.

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Sutter's Mill

Sutter's Mill was a sawmill, owned by 19th-century pioneer John Sutter, where gold was found, setting off the California Gold Rush, a major event of the history of the United States.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter's_Fort

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