Sutterville (also, Sutter, Sutter City, and Suttersville) is a former settlement in
Sacramento County
Sacramento County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854.
Sacramento County is the ...
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California
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It was located on the
Southern Pacific Railroad south-southwest of
Sacramento
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John A. Sutter
John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, was a Swiss immigrant of Mexican and American citizenship, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area th ...
had
Lansford W. Hastings and
John Bidwell
John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900), known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, was a Californian pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder the city of Chico, California.
Born in New York, he emigrated at the age of ...
lay out the town in 1844, south of his embarcadero on a low bluff overlooking the
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River ( es, RÃo Sacramento) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. Rising in the Klamath Mountains, the river flows south for before reaching the Sacramento†...
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In exchange, Hastings and Bidwell both received a share of the lots. It was in this settlement that George Zins built one of the first brick structures in California in 1847.
When the town of Sacramento developed at his embarcadero, Sutterville fell into decline.
The Sutterville post office operated from 1855 to 1860.
Sutterville was the site of
Camp Union
Camp Union was a military training center for the Union Army during the American Civil War. Constructed near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the camp operated from 1861 until 1865, and primarily served various Pennsylvania volunteer regiments.
The c ...
, a major California Volunteer training camp during the
American Civil War
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Sutterville is also
California Historical Landmark
A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
Criteria
Historical significance is determined by meeting at least one of ...
#593.
References
Former settlements in Sacramento County, California
Former populated places in California
Populated places established in 1844
California Historical Landmarks
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