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Sutter's Fort, Near Sacramento, Where Gold was First Discovered in California, 1848
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Title
Sutter's
Fort
,
Near
Sacramento
,
Where
Gold
was
First
Discovered
in
California
,
1848
Date
1915
Description
This
1915
postcard
shows
a
newly-restored
Sutter's
Fort
, as
seen
from the
northeast
. The
forts
adobe-style
walls
were
rebuilt
with
new
brick
at a
height
of
16
feet
. The
exact
layout
and
angle
of the
fort's
walls
was
determined
by
finding
blacksmith
Ephraim
Fairchild's
old
coal
storage
room
,
which
was
known
to have been in the
southwest
portion
of the
fort
.
Once
enough
layers
of
soil
were
removed
,
blackened
soil
was
found
,
revealing
a
proper
right
angle
. The
card's
inset
shows
the
fort's
central
building
. The
annotation
-
"
Sutter's
Fort
near
Sacramento
,
Where
Gold
was
First
Discovered
in
California
"
-
is
incorrect
.
James
Marshall
discovered
the
seminal
nugget
in
Coloma
,
California
,
nearly
50
miles
to the
east
of
Sacramento
.
Holding Institution
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
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This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
City/County
Sacramento/Sacramento County
Subject
Sutter's Fort
Collection
Postcards
Unique ID
BBSAC873
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