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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCG0_dr-benjamin-f-pendery_Sacramento-CA.html
BORN August 11, 1846DIED April 26, 1905
This monument is dedicated toDr. Pendery, his family, and all themen and women of medicine who weremoved here from the New HelvetiaCemetery in 1955 - 1956.
Erected June 12, 1999 by the Sacramento-El Do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFT_you-are-remembered-rest-in-peace_Sacramento-CA.html
This marker has been dedicated in memory of more than six hundred persons of Japanese ancestry reinterred here in 1956 with several thousand others, whose remains were removed from New Helvetia Cemetery, the present site of Sutter Middle School a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCE2_daniel-blue_Sacramento-CA.html
in whose house St. Andrews African Methodist EpiscopalChurch the oldest African-American congregation on the PacificCoast was organized in 1850andother members of the Sacramento area African-Americancommunity laid to rest on this site.
Built up…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCDZ_joseph-h-mckinney_Sacramento-CA.html
First Sheriffof SacramentoCountyKilled during aSquatters Riot inBrighton TownshipAugust 15, 1850Age Early 20's
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCDK_first-transcontinental-railroad_Sacramento-CA.html
On January 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that where the Central Pacific Railroad crossed Arden Creek the western base of the Sierra Nevada began. The hardships of railroad construction through mountains resulted in increased governme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBZH_bing-kong-tong-society-building_Rio-Vista-CA.html
This building dates from 1927 when it was rebuilt after a fire in 1926. The upper floor served the Chinese population as a center for religious and social activities.
The Toy family operated a store two doors west called The Quong Wo Sing Co. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBYI_locke-memorial-park_Walnut-Grove-CA.html
In memory of the industrious Chinese pioneers of California whose strength and sacrifice helped build the transcontinental railroad, construct the levees of the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, and develop agriculture in the Central Valley. With dete…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBXS_isletons-historic-old-town_Isleton-CA.html
During the gold rush period of 1849 Isleton was a sea of swaying tules and peat bogs. Chinese immigrants lured to California for gold stayed on to begin a hand labor task of dredging and constructing levees. When the water was pumped out, these is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBTL_hasman-building-general-store_Elk-Grove-CA.html
This property has beenplaced on theNATIONALREGISTER OFHISTORIC PLACESby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBTC_independent-order-of-odd-fellows_Elk-Grove-CA.html
The first I.O.O.F. meeting was held onMay 2, 1878. The first Rebekah meetingwas held on May 2, 1888. On July 7, 1892The original building burned and wasrebuilt with the I.O.O.F taking ownership.A rededication of the hall washeld on March 3, 1893.D…