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Bulletin Board Posts New User Registration Biographies Obituaries Queries Surnames Vital Records Wills Probate Lists and Links Lookups Research Sources Sacramento County History Return to Sacramento County Home Page CAGenWeb Counties	A brief history of Sacramento County Native Americans, including the Miwok and Maidu tribes, were the first residents of Sacramento County. The first European to explore the Sacramento area was Gabriel Moraga, an officer in the Spanish Army. He is credited with naming the river and valley Sacramento, from the Spanish phrase Santisimo Sacramento meaning Most Holy Sacrament. John Sutter, born in Switzerland in 1803, came to California in 1839 and settled in the Sacramento Valley. Sacramento was part of Mexico at the time, and, after becoming a Mexican citizen, Sutter was given a land grant by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in the valley. At the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers, Sutter built Fort Sutter. As a result of the Mexican War of 1846-1848, California was ceded to the United States. In 1849, gold was discovered at Sutter's mill in what is now El Dorado County, and the Sacramento Valley was flooded with people coming to find gold. In 1850, California became a state, and Sacramento County was established as one of its original counties. The city of Sacramento was named the state capital in 1854. One of the largest counties in the state at 1026 square miles. In 1884, the county was noted for Agriculture, and mining with a population of about 40,000. The 1900 Sacramento Directory states the county is comprised of 640,000 acres. The city of Sacramento is fourth in population in the state, second in commercial importance. There are four rivers in the county, The Sacramento, American, Comsumnes, and Mokelumne. History of Sacramento 1891 Sacramento Valley and Foothill Counties of California, Phillips and Miller, 1915
Page Edited 29 Nov 2007	A special thanks to previous Sacramento County Co-ordinators Kellie Crnkovich, Nancy Pratt Melton, and John D. Lawson. Currently hosted and maintained by Cat Nielsen. If you would like to contribute your information to this page,please contact me. The state coordinator for California is Richard S. Wilson. Want to adopt a county? Contact Richard. This site was last modified on 1 Jan 2008. Copyright © 2007-2008: by Cat Nielsen; for The CAGenWeb Project: All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or down loaded for purposes of duplication, distribution, or publishing without the express written permission of the owner. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DISCLOSURE

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Sacramento County History

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A brief history of Sacramento County

Native Americans, including the Miwok and Maidu tribes, were the first residents of Sacramento County. The first European to explore the Sacramento area was Gabriel Moraga, an officer in the Spanish Army. He is credited with naming the river and valley Sacramento, from the Spanish phrase Santisimo Sacramento meaning Most Holy Sacrament.

John Sutter, born in Switzerland in 1803, came to California in 1839 and settled in the Sacramento Valley. Sacramento was part of Mexico at the time, and, after becoming a Mexican citizen, Sutter was given a land grant by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in the valley. At the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers, Sutter built Fort Sutter.

As a result of the Mexican War of 1846-1848, California was ceded to the United States. In 1849, gold was discovered at Sutter's mill in what is now El Dorado County, and the Sacramento Valley was flooded with people coming to find gold. In 1850, California became a state, and Sacramento County was established as one of its original counties. The city of Sacramento was named the state capital in 1854.

One of the largest counties in the state at 1026 square miles. In 1884, the county was noted for Agriculture, and mining with a population of about 40,000.

The 1900 Sacramento Directory states the county is comprised of 640,000 acres. The city of Sacramento is fourth in population in the state, second in commercial importance. There are four rivers in the county, The Sacramento, American, Comsumnes, and Mokelumne.

History of Sacramento 1891

Sacramento Valley and Foothill Counties of California, Phillips and Miller, 1915

Page Edited 29 Nov 2007

A special thanks to previous Sacramento County Co-ordinators Kellie Crnkovich, Nancy Pratt Melton, and John D. Lawson. Currently hosted and maintained by Cat Nielsen. If you would like to contribute your information to this page,please contact me.
The state coordinator for California is Richard S. Wilson. Want to adopt a county? Contact Richard.
This site was last modified on 1 Jan 2008.

Copyright © 2007-2008: by Cat Nielsen; for The CAGenWeb Project: All materials, images, sounds and data contained herein are not to be copied or down loaded for purposes of duplication, distribution, or publishing without the express written permission of the owner.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
DISCLOSURE