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The Old Sacramento Historical Foundation manages several programs to highlight the history of the city, including historical reenactments by costumed docents, as well as tours of Old Sacramento's underground level. During October, there is also a special Halloween themed ghost tour.
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. Sacramento was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border.
The Sacramento History Museum is a historical museum in Sacramento, California, which interprets the history of Sacramento and the California Gold Rush.The museum is located within the Old Sacramento State Historic Park, situated along the Sacramento River between the Tower Bridge and I Street Bridge.
Location of Sacramento County in California Big Four House, after move to Old Sacramento area This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento County , California ...
The boutique hotel is planned to blend in with other gold rush era historical structures adding another layer to the Old Sacramento Historical Park, which makes up around one-third of the 28-acre ...
The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento has historical exhibits and live steam locomotives that patrons may ride. The California Automobile Museum, just south of Old Sacramento, displays the automotive history and vehicles from 1880 to 2006 and is the oldest non-profit automotive museum in the West.
Old Ironsides has been serving spirits for more than 90 years in the Southside Park neighborhood of Sacramento. The oldest bar in the city, Old Ironsides was the first business to receive a liquor ...
The Big Four House was declared a National Historic Landmark on July 4, 1961. [1] [3] It is included within the Old Sacramento Historic District, which also is a National Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places since its establishment on October 15, 1966.