Sacramento Old City Cemetery - Part 1 Pioneers Of Our Past
Sacramento Old City Cemetery was established in 1849 by John Sutter captain of Sutter's Fort who founded the city and donated 10 acres of land to be used for public burial. Sadly a short time later a major Cholera epidemic outbreak occurred killing about a 1000 emigrants who came to Sacramento as a stage stop before heading up to the sierras in search of gold. During the 1850's many pioneers buried here were victims of fires, flooding and disease, As the years passed the cemetery expanded to over 60 acres containing some of the most beautiful monuments and graves in the state of California as it was Victorian by design. At one time this cemetery had a bell tower and a gate house even. Margaret Crocker in 1880 donated 23 acres of the cemetery who owned an observatory that overlooked this historic graveyard. In the 1800's many victims of the Cholera epidemic were buried in mass graves along with 3000 pioneers, various fraternal groups, mayors, governors and other politicians were served the state of California. Old City Cemetery is divided up into nine smaller cemeteries which includes veterans of the Civil War in the Grand Army Of The Republic, Masons, Spanish American War Soldiers, Pioneers and Fireman who started the first hook and ladder company in the state of California just to name a few. At one time the region was prone to severe flooding so many pioneers camped up the cemeteries hill to escape the rising waters in the 1860's. After the turn of the century the city began to neglect this cemetery many of the graves were exhumed to make room for the growing city streets and other structures. The cemetery for many years was forgotten, desecrated and vandalized. Names such as E.B. Crocker, William Stephen Hamilton, General George Wright, John Sutter, Members of the Donner Party, Mark Hopkins and many more notables were interred here which later led to graveyards historic status in the 1950's. Today the cemetery is not only a designated historical landmark but also a haunted one. Stories about a phantom dog, couple wearing all black, firefighter who greets cemetery visitors, heroic train engineer who saved his passenger and even a little girl who died of Encephalitis are said to haunt this cemeteries graves. We invite you to take a tour of one of the most beautiful pioneer cemeteries on the west coast which is full of nature, flowers, history, lore and beautiful craftsmanship of various monuments of the dearly departed.
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GRAVE TIME [#49] - SACRAMENTO BLACK HISTORY CEMETERY TOUR
The Sacramento Historical Old City Cemetery...
Hosted a Tour for Black History Month 2019 about some great people and their stories of life. I captured on film what I could, despite running late and running out of Film.
A day in Old Town Sacramento, California :)
Hi friends, thank you so much for being here. It was such a beautiful day in Old Town Sacramento, so many thing to see and do!! Love the Old Town feeling, so eclectic, and such amazing beautiful charming architecture everywhere. Hope you all are doing well. Have a blessed day.
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Vintage Mugshots of Criminals in Sacramento in the 1860's
A collection of mugshots of criminals arrested in Sacramento, California, mostly taken in 1867.
Source: Sacramento Police Department.
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Famous Celebrity Graves at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis
Jeff explores the graves of some well-known celebrities inside of Memphis, Tennessee's Memorial Park Cemetery, including Elvis Presley's confidant Red West, country singer Charlie Rich, soul and jazz singer Isaac Hayes, record producer Sam Phillips and singer Jimmy Griffin of the rock band Bread.
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The military interment of my father, Dr. Norman L. Forste at the Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery in Dixon, California. He died on October 11, 2013, at the age of 78, and due to the backlog created by the government shut-down, was interred today. It was a beautiful day and a moving ceremony. Dr. Forste served in the Air Force for 30 years, mostly as a reservist with the 940th at McClellan Air Force base following a stint in Korean during the conflict, before he retired at the rank of Major. He was married to the love of his life, Catherine Jean Culver, for 55 years, and had four children and six grandchildren. He also achieved five degrees, all during night school, while working full-time, receiving an A.A., a B.A, two Masters Degrees and a Ph.D. He was a pioneer of computer technology, having developed the CLETS (California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) while working for the California Department of Corrections, and later on, the California Fiscal Information System for the state Department of Finance, the California State University System and other educational institutions. He was one of the founding partners for the Deloitte office in Sacramento and was a member of the Sutter Club.
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Places to see in ( Sacramento - USA )
Places to see in ( Sacramento - USA )
Sacramento, capital of the U.S. state of California, lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. The district of Old Sacramento harkens back to the city’s Gold Rush era, with wooden sidewalks and wagon rides. One of several museums in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum depicts the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, one of the country’s earliest technological feats.
Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, settled between the confluences of the Sacramento and American rivers. It was founded in 1849 and there are many reminders of the history of the city including Sutter's Fort, Old Sacramento, and remnants of the original ground level of Sacramento. It experienced explosive growth when gold was discovered in 1848 in nearby Coloma, and the gold rush that followed was the largest human migration in history. Currently it has a population of 490,000 in the city and over two million in the metropolitan area.
The pace of life is somewhat slower than in other large Californian cities, and the people are generally warm and friendly. The city is generally viewed as being affordable for being a large California city. Once a thriving riverfront pioneer town, Old Sacramento now primarily exists as living historic district. The boardwalk style sidewalks and horse-drawn stagecoaches give this small section of town a unique flavor. Old Sacramento contains several museums, restaurants, and the usual assortment of souvenir shops all within walking distance of each other. Best of all, it's a five minute walk from the Amtrak station. It's best visited in late afternoon and early evening. Parking can be scarce, so be sure to utilize the reasonably priced parking structures in the K Street Mall. There's a nice, short, safe walkway between K Street Mall and Old Sacramento.
Sacramento is fairly easy to navigate due to the numbered and lettered streets, especially in the central district which is laid out in a grid. Numbered streets run north and south while lettered streets run east and west. South of the city center (bounded by Broadway, Front Street, and Alhambra Boulevard), the streets are named Avenue when the lettered streets run out.
A lot to see in Sacramento such as :
Old Sacramento
California State Capitol Museum
California State Railroad Museum
Sutter's Fort | State Historic Park
Downtown Sacramento
Crocker Art Museum
Sacramento Zoo
Old Sacramento Historic District
Tower Bridge
Sacramento History Museum
Fairytale Town
Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail
Raging Waters Sacramento
Folsom Lake
Midtown
California Museum
California Automobile Museum
McKinley Park
Funderland Park
William Land Regional Park
Discovery Park
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Cosumnes River Preserve
Natomas Boulevard
Old Sugar Mill
California State Capitol Park
Sacramento RiverTrain
Aerospace Museum of California
Hagan Community Park
Sacramento Children's Museum
Tahoe Park
Ancil Hoffman Park
State Indian Museum
Scandia Fun Center
Southside Park, Sacramento, California
Downtown Sacramento Ice Rink
Sutter's Landing Dog Park
State Capitol Park | World Peace Rose Garden
Powerhouse Science Center
Cesar Chavez Plaza
Carmichael Park
Capitol Casino
California Exposition
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
Paradise Beach
Gibson Ranch County Park
California State Archives
( Sacramento - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Sacramento . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Sacramento - USA
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PBS Documentary: Replacing the Past - Sacramento's Redevelopment History
The Center for Sacramento History and producer Chris Lango present this 30-minute documentary, which premiered on KVIE (PBS) April 20, 2016. The film examines the massive and controversial urban renewal efforts to remake downtown Sacramento during the 1950s and 60s. These redevelopment projects, including the creation of Capitol Mall, Old Sacramento, Interstate 5, Macy's and the K Street Mall significantly changed the urban core of Sacramento, shuttering hundreds of businesses and displacing thousands of residents, especially the city's ethnic populations.
This film received the 2016 Local Vision Award from the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Planning Association - which recognized Replacing the Past for making an outstanding contribution toward creating better communities throughout the region.
Produced and narrated by Chris Lango. Video services provided by Steve Davis Productions and film technician Mahlon Picht. Stills and footage courtesy of the Center for Sacramento History.
Giant Gravestone for a Stingy Farmer near Merced, California
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Today, I had the chance to take a guided tour of the Yorba cemetery. It is the oldest, private cemetery in California. I had always wanted visit the cemetery but since it is only open for tours on the first Saturday of the month, I never had.
The history of the Yorba Cemetery dates back to 1834. The cemetery closed in 1939. As part of their dedication to the preservation of Orange County's cultural history, the Board of Supervisors in 1967 accepted the deed of the cemetery from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
After the tour, I spoke with our tour guide Melanie, who works for OC Parks. I thanked her for her time and then asked her if she had ever seen the cemetery from above. She said she never had but would really be interested in seeing it. I told her I would take some pictures and a video of it with my drone for her. This is the uncut video of the cemetery.
Ghost Towns: Abandoned But Not Forgotten
These towns, often far off the beaten path and rooted in the mining industry, couldn't survive when the gold, silver, copper, and coal were gone. Check out the stories behind these boom-towns.
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1. Goldfield, Arizona
Goldfield, Arizona, as the name suggests, was a gold town that thrived in the 1890s, but was abandoned by the late 1920s. Today, Goldfield has been reconstructed as a tourist stop, with a focus on kitsch rather than historical accuracy.
Rhyolite, Nevada
Rhyolite, Nevada was named for silica-rich volcanic rock in its corner of Death Valley, and saw significant investment from Charles M. Schwab in the early 20th century. By 1907, the town even had its own stock exchange, but its population dwindled in the years afterward.
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua, Texas was built up around mercury mining in the mid-1880s, but was abandoned in the 1940s when production dwindled. Today, Terlingua is mostly a tourist destination for visitors to nearby Big Bend National Park.
Bodie, California
The town of Bodie, California was founded in 1859 and was once California's third-largest city behind San Francisco and Sacramento. The town closed in 1962 after the local gold mine stopped producing and has since become a attraction for tourists.
Thurmond, West Virginia
During the heyday of coal mining in West Virginia, Thurmond was a prosperous town, but its population dwindled into the single digits by the 2000s. Today, much of Thurmond is owned by the U.S. National Park Service.
Calico, California
Calico, California was a booming silver-mining town during the 1880s, but was totally abandoned by 1907. Calico underwent extensive restoration in the 1950s under the direction of Walter Knott, of Knott’s Berry Farm fame, and became a tourist attraction for the state.
Thistle, Utah
The primary industry was servicing steam trains for rail companies, and saw a decline during the switch-over to diesel engines. The real incident that killed the town, however, was a 1983 landslide that flooded the city. Much of it remains submerged today.
Virginia City, Montana
Virginia City, Montana was founded on gold mining in 1863, but the gold ran out by the end of the century and the town was abandoned. Today Virginia City is owned by the state of Montana, and serves as a tourist stop for travelers headed for Yellowstone National Park.
Kennecott, Alaska
The copper mine in Alaska produced $200 million worth of copper ore between 1911 and 1938, but was too remote to survive when the mine ran dry in the early 40s. Kennecott became a tourist landmark by the 1980s, and was designated a historic landmark.
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Illinois Adventure #1503 Old State Cemetery In Vandalia, Illinois
On June 12, 1823, the Third General Assembly conveyed to the City of Vandalia one and a half acres of land to be used as a burial ground. One-half acre was to be reserved for members of the legislature who might die while serving at the Capitol in Vandalia, should weather prevent their transfer home for burial. Four legislators and one Federal Judge were buried there. Also buried in the Old State Cemetery are Ferdinand Ernst, who brought more than 100 colonists here from Hanover, Germany in 1820; Col. Robert Blackwell, state printer from 1818-1839; Elijah Conway Berry, editor of the Illinois Intelligencer,1817 - 1820, State Auditor 1819-1831; Col. William C. Greenup, 1785-1853, superintendent in charge of construction of the National Road in Illinois; and Col. Lucien Greathouse, who served in the Civil War under General Sherman. There are also three Confederate Soldiers and a blockade runner buried in the old cemetery. Today, the Old State Cemetery hosts one of the most popular community events. Each fall, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the Friends of the Old State Capitol hosts Theatrical Epitaphs, a cemetery walk featuring local residents portraying some of the early residents of Vandalia, lllinois who are buried in the Old State Cemetery.