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At forty minutes past nine, on the evening of the 15th of February 1898, the United States Battleship Maine was ripped by a sudden and devastating explosion, demolishing the entire forward section and sending the ship to the bottom of Havana Harbo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82Y_j-holland-laidler-camp-no-5-plot_Sacramento-CA.html
J. Holland Laidler, in honor of whose memory the Camp was named, was on staff of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company's Hospital in Sacramento prior to the commencement of the war between the United States and Spain. At the outbreak of hostilitie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82K_old-odd-fellows-plot_Sacramento-CA.html
They were an order that inscribed upon their banners, "Visit the sick, relieve the distressed, and bury the dead."
"To the benevolent - If there is any of that commodity called charity in this community, we earnestly call upon those possessing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM82G_the-17-doctors-of-the-1850-sacramento-cholera-epidemic_Sacramento-CA.html
In Memory of the 17 Doctors who died while caring for victims of the 1850 Cholera Epidemic in Sacramento[Left ColumnDr. W. Carpenter (Age 26), Dr. Horatio Cobb (Age 30), Dr. R.S. Girard (Age 35), Dr. Pliney P. Green (age 41), Dr. R.L. Grisard (Age…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM81W_sacramento-volunteer-fire-department_Sacramento-CA.html
The Mutual Hook and Ladder Company, formed on February 5, 1850, was the first fire company in the State of California. It served with distinction until disbanded October 30, 1859.
On June 23, 1858, a grateful city donated this plot of ground to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM81Q_general-albert-maver-winn_Sacramento-CA.html
Dedicated toGneral Albert Maver WinnFounder of the Fraternal Order ofThe Native Sons of the Golden WestandTo the California PioneersRededicated and RestoredSeptember 1969-April 1977-July 2004
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM81O_pioneer-cemetery-grove_Sacramento-CA.html
The Sacramento Pioneer Association was founded by men who came to California before 1850 and wished to preserve the memories of the epochal events in the Gold Rush and earliest days of Sacramento. They purchased much of Pioneer Grove from the City…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM810_newton-booth_Sacramento-CA.html
State Senator 1862Governor 1871United States Senator 1873
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM80N_the-g-a-r-memorial-plot_Sacramento-CA.html
Sacramento City CemeteryThe GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Memorial Plot was originally located in the New Helvetia Cemetery at the corner of 31st and J Streets, a plot donated to the Sumner Post No.3 by the owner and proprietor John Wesley Reeves. It…
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Born in New York August 4, 1797; came to California in 1849Died on October 9, 1850In size and features, talent and character, He much resembled his illustrious father.Sacramento Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution