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The Eagle Theater

Address: 925 Front St. (Old Town) Sacramento, CABuilt: July 1849Square Footage: 4,890 sq. ftCapacity: 150 Persons

Facts about The Eagle Theater- Two saloon owners decided to build theater to

provide mining community with entertainment- Low Budget/ scarcity of materials- Closed down after only three months- Construction of Tehama Theater (Building)- Fully reconstructed/ tours

First salmon cannery in the west. The cannery was IN the river between Sacramento and West Sacramento.

Salmon caught in the Sacramento River were canned by the cooker-boiler method, rather than the salt preservation method commonly used at that time. The new process allowed for wider markets and lower prices.

Cannery

Canned Salmon

Robert Hume

Inside the cannery

• Although they did well at their site the supply of salmon was dwindling.

• 1866 they moved the operation to the Columbia River in Oregon

• This was right around the time of the budding commercial fishing industry.

• They shipped salmon to all of the U.S., Britain, and Australia.

Double Landmark?

• The site had previously been designated as a National Historic Landmark

• The landmark status was withdrawn July 2004 due to both man-made and natural changes at the site.

Rededication• The West Sacramento

Historical Society and the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, worked to have this site as a California Registered Historical Landmark again.

• The site was rededicated in April 2009.

Members of the Hume family at the 2009 rededication.

The "Fort" built by Swiss immigrant John Sutter more than 150 years ago. It was built during not only a pivotal point in California but in the history of the world. The intention is for this combination of big dreams, bold adventures and reality all manifest themselves at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park and help bring California history to life.  John Augustus Sutter was born in Europe to Swiss-German parents in 1803. After several financial mishaps, like millions of others in Europe during the time, Sutter set out to make his fortune in America. After a series of adventures that ranged from Missouri and Santa Fe to Hawaii and Alaska, Sutter finally made it to California and arrived in Sacramento in the late fall of 1839.  In Sacramento, he built what is now known as Sutter's Fort -- with walls that were 2 1/2 feet thick and 15 to 18 feet high. Inside the fort, crops such as grapes and wheat, along with vast herds of cattle were developed.  After gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill which was also owned by Sutter in Coloma, the fort was abandoned. The adobe structure has been restored to its original condition and is now administered by California Department of Parks and Recreation, although threatened with closure. It was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1961. Today, the Fort is furnished and reconstructed to reflect its 1846 appearance. Many activities and programs recreate the past thanks to the volunteers who give their time to share their love of California History. Sutter’s Fort Trade Store

John Sutter

All Aboard!

The Railroad Museum

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Where in the world is Sacramento City Cemetery?

The cemetery is split into different divisions.

Masonic Cemetery

Odd Fellows Cemetery Sacramento City Cemetery

Sacramento City Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Sacramento.

In 1849, the Sacramento Common Council found a perfect spot for a cemetery—within the river floodplain. They approached John Sutter and he donated 10 acres in order to create a cemetery.

Most of the burials were in Sutter’s Fort, but it was moved due to the possibility of flooding.

In 1850, many citizens in Sacramento were hit by cholera killing a thousand people in three weeks. Many people were buried in mass graves.

The cemetery is on the highest point in Sacramento.

Famous Historical Figures in California

Do you know what this is?

You’re Right!• This is a picture of the Tower Bridge in

Sacramento, California• Highway 275 over the Sacramento

River

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Why was the bridge built?

• To beautify the main entrance to the Capitol

• Decrease the traffic problem caused by the M Street Bridgewww.hmdb.org

Great Depressio

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Government poured $$$

into Sacramento

Created jobs

Brought people

Brought cars

Traffic on M Street Bridge

Why all the traffic?

Traffic With M St. Bridge

• Car traffic increased by 700%

• Car speed increased by 500%

• 1926-1932: 14 car vs. train accidents

• 1930-1932: 25 car accidents

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Shoofly Bridge

• Temporary lift draw bridge to get the trains across the river

• $90,000 – State of California

• Vey basic but never lost a train during the 16 months it was open

• Expansion of I Street Bridge to help with traffic during construction

• $12,000 – Sacramento County

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Construction of Tower Bridge

• Pressed for $Depression

• FDR’s New Deal - $700,000

• City of Sacramento -$53,000

• County of Sacramento - $273,000

• State of California - $4,000 www.hubpages.com

Construction of Tower Bridge

• Started building in 1934

• 1,500+ jobs created• All materials came

from CA• First vertical lift

bridge built on the CA highway system

• Rises up to 173ft• 1ft/second

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Tower Bridge

• Finished building in 1935

• Huge celebration for the dedication

• 100 homing pigeons were released to carry the news throughout the state

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Tower Bridge

• Construction meant Sacramento was becoming a major city

• Stood as a symbol of Sacramento’s future – now a symbol of our past