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Sutterville (also, Sutter, Sutter City, and Suttersville) is a former settlement in

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, United States. It was located on the

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south-southwest of

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, John A. Sutter had Lansford W. Hastings and John Bidwell lay out the town in 1844, south of his embarcadero on a low bluff overlooking the

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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, a major California Volunteer training camp during the

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. Sutterville is also

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#593. William Land was the mayor of Sacramento from 1898 to 1899. He was the wealthiest man in Sacramento. After his death in 1911, his

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he gave way $450,000. Of this $250,000 was to be used for a Sacramento

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. Of the $250,000 the city received, the city purchased 238 acres of land at Sutterville for a park in 1918, in what was called Sutterville. The 238 acres of land is now the William Land Regional Park, Land Park Playground, and William Land Golf Course. The William Land Park is bordered by Sutterville Road to the south, Freeport Boulevard to the east, 13th Avenue to the north, and Land Park Drive to the west. The Sacramento Zoo is adjacent to the park.

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