Site of the first and second State Capitols at Sacramento
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heringermr
N 38° 34.957 W 121° 29.825
10S E 630904 N 4271531
This is one of four sites that the California State Capitol occupied prior to its current location. The others are marked by Landmark's #461, #574 and #153.
Waymark Code: WM4Q41
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2008
Views: 29
Sacramento's first County Courthouse, formerly located on this site, served as California's State Capitol from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 and from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854, when it housed the third and fifth sessions of the State Legislature. Destoryed by fire on July 13, 1854, it was rebuilt in less than six months. The second courthouse served as the capitol from 1855 to 1869 when a transition began to the current statehouse. A third courthouse occupied this site and remained until replaced by the county jail in 1989.
Marker Number: 869.00
Marker Name: SITE OF FIRST AND SECOND STATE CAPITOLS AT SACRAMENTO
County: Sacramento
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 06/27/2007
Location:
NW corner of 7th and I Sts, Sacramento
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Feel free to post a picture of you at the landmark site, but a photo is not required to log a visit.