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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMARF_city-wharf-and-warehouses_Sacramento-CA.html
The City's Wharf and Warehouse probably was constructed in the late 1880's. A south extension likely was added around 1900. The small waterfront facility provided river-craft dockage for a number of small independent operators. As indicated by the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMARB_view-near-the-m-street-bridge_Sacramento-CA.html
Sacramento's importance during the Gold Rush was as a supply depot for outlying towns in the foothill-mining region. The City's central location to the northern mining region, combined with reliable year-round river transportation to San Francisco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAR9_merchant-marine-monument_Sacramento-CA.html
Dedicated to all Merchant Marine SeamanMembers of the U.S. Merchant Marines serving world wide aboardU.S. Flag cargo ships during World War II suffered a greaterpercentage of war-related deaths than did all of thenation's regular armed forces comb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAR8_the-northern-electric-bridge_Sacramento-CA.html
In 1911, the Northern Electric Railway Company, along with Sacramento and Yolo counties, built the Northern Electric Bridge. The bridge carried a single railroad track with twin motor-vehicle roadways. Pedestrian walks cantilevered from the centra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAR6_tower-bridge-gateway-to-the-capital_Sacramento-CA.html
Identifying A NeedBy the early 1930's, Americans were moving away from trains and ships and turning to automobiles as their mode of transporation. As a result, traffic on roadways increased dramatically. In Sacramento, M Street (now Capital Mall),…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAR5_the-tower-bridge_Sacramento-CA.html
The Tower Bridge, a vertical-lift span, was opened for traffic on December 15, 1935 and was built at a cost of $994,000. The State Department of Public Works, the City and the County of Sacramento and the Federal Government built the bridge. It…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQZ_uss-sacramento-pg-19_Sacramento-CA.html
As part of our nation's maritime history, USS Sacramento steamed more than one-half million miles during her proud service in the United States Navy.She logged 64,000 miles convoying 483 ships through submarine-infested European waters during Worl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQV_u-s-s-sacramento-1914-1942_Sacramento-CA.html
Brought into service in 1914 to join the United States "Great White Fleet", dubbed such for the sparkling white paint used on naval ships at the time, she was in service 28 years and two world wars. A 226-foot gleaming white steam gunboat with a c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQU_cobblestone-ballast_Sacramento-CA.html
Sailing ships since the "Gold Rush" laden with supplies and sitting deep in the water just above the river bottom have inched their way slowly up the Sacramento River to Sacramento. After unloading, the ships would risk rolling over because they w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQQ_u-s-s-sacramento-1863-1867_Sacramento-CA.html
A wooden sloop, 229 feet long and with a crew of 138, she was commissioned for blockade service during the Civil War. First, she contained Confederate ships off the coast of North Carolina and later Atlantic ports in Europe. In 1865, she "bottled …
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