Sacramento City Cemetery
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heringermr
N 38° 33.822 W 121° 30.047
10S E 630616 N 4269427
California Historical Landmark #566
Waymark Code: WM3X1N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2008
Views: 57
Resting place of California pioneers, this cemetery was established in 1850. Many of the victims of the cholera epidemic of that year are buried here. Included among the graves of illustrious Californians are those of John Bigler, Newton Booth, and William Irwin, Governors of California, General George Wright, hero of the Mexican War, Mark Hopkins, cobuilder of the Central Pacific Railroad, General Albert M. Winn, founder of the Native Sons of the Golden West, Hardin Bigelow, first mayor of Sacramento, William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, E. B. Crocker, founder of the Crocker Art Gallery, and Reverend O. C. Wheeler, organizer in 1850 of the first Baptist Church.
Marker Number: 566.00
Marker Name: SACRAMENTO CITY CEMETERY
County: Sacramento
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 05/05/1957
Location:
SW corner of Broadway and 10th Sts, Sacramento
Website: [Web Link]
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