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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SUTT_140719_094.JPG: I missed the split second where it fired.... Sigh.
2. SUTT_140719_245.JPG: Fake pigeon
3. SUTT_140719_427.JPG: The southeast bastion of the original fort was used as a hospital for cholera and other patients in 1849-50, with a Dr. Deal in charge. Sutter had cannon in the bastion until 1846, when the guns were removed and it was used for storage.
4. SUTT_140719_465.JPG: Adjustable shelving
5. SUTT_140719_476.JPG: This Tree Came From Kandern, Baden, Germany The Birthplace of General John A Sutter The Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West planted it on July 19, 1939. and dedicated it September 9, 1948, on the occasion of the celebration of Admission Day and the Centenary of the founding of the modern City of Sacramento.
6. SUTT_140719_497.JPG: General John A. Sutter February 15, 1808 – June 18, 1880 Swiss Immigrant Founder of New Helvetia The beginning of Sacramento Builder of Sutter's Fort A man of vision and compassion who deserves the respect and gratitude of Americans and Swiss
7. SUTT_140719_509.JPG: These trees planted Feb 20 1904 by the Sacramento County Parlors of the Native Daughters of the Golden West in memory of the Pioneer Fathers and Mothers Dedicated March 7, 1936
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Wikipedia Description: Sutter's Fort
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Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is a California State Historic Park in Sacramento, California.

Location

The compound was built near the junction of the American and Sacramento Rivers and is located at what is now the intersection of 27th and L Streets in the Midtown neighborhood of the city of Sacramento, California.

History

Sutter's Fort was begun in 1839 and originally called "New Helvetia" (New Switzerland) by its builder, John Sutter. The fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California Province. The fort was the first non-Native American community in the California Central Valley. The fort is famous for its association with the Donner Party, the California Gold Rush and the formation of Sacramento. It is notable for its proximity to the end of the California Trail and Siskiyou Trails for which it served as a waystation.

After gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill (also owned by Sutter) in Coloma, the fort was abandoned. The adobe structure has been restored to its original condition and is now administered by California Department of Parks and Recreation, although threatened with closure. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

Description

The Main Building of the fort is a two story adobe structure built between 1841 and 1843. This building is the only original surviving structure at the reconstructed Sutter's Fort State Historic Park. It was in here on January 28, 1848 that James Marshall met privately with Sutter in order to show Sutter the gold that Marshall had found during the construction of Sutter's sawmill along the American River only four days earlier. Sutter built the original fort with walls 2.5 feet (0.76 m) thick and 15 to 18 feet (5.5 m) high.

Following word of the Gold Rush, the fort was largely deserted by the 1850s and fell into disrepair.

In 1891, the Native Sons of the Golden West, who sought to safeguard m ...More...
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