Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks this week viewing from the West Sacramento side opposite of Old Sacramento. The river is a lot higher than a couple weeks ago due some recent storms. Rain has subsided for now but we are in for some more rain in the near future. Please note, we did have some slight issues with our audio equipment. Offering content on location in a variety of weather conditions sometimes has its setbacks. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsa
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks this week viewing from the West Sacramento side opposite of Old Sacramento. The river is a lot higher than a couple weeks ago due some recent storms. Rain has subsided for now but we are in for some more rain in the near future. Please note, we did have some slight issues with our audio equipment. Offering content on location in a variety of weather conditions sometimes has its setbacks. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsa
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While at the waterfront in Old Sacramento, Shawn discussed how Sacramento grew as the closest major city to the gold fields during the California Gold Rush and how it was a transportation hub for steamboats and stage lines transporting gold hopefuls and supplies. Shawn also notes the status of the Sacramento River and how it is much lower than it was two weeks ago. #SacHistoryMuseum #onthisday #goldrush #sacramento #oldsacramento
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While at the waterfront in Old Sacramento, Shawn discussed how Sacramento grew as the closest major city to the gold fields during the California Gold Rush and how it was a transportation hub for steamboats and stage lines transporting gold hopefuls and supplies. Shawn also notes the status of the Sacramento River and how it is much lower than it was two weeks ago. #SacHistoryMuseum #onthisday #goldrush #sacramento #oldsacramento
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Did you know the first steamboat that traveled on the Sacramento River sank soon after its maiden voyage? In late November 1847, William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. captained the Little Sitka and arrived at the location of present-day Old Sacramento on December 4, 1847. Leidesdorff purchased the steamer from the Russian American Company for the use in the hide and tallow trade, which was the dominant export from California prior to the Gold Rush. William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. was one of the mo
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Did you know the first steamboat that traveled on the Sacramento River sank soon after its maiden voyage? In late November 1847, William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. captained the Little Sitka and arrived at the location of present-day Old Sacramento on December 4, 1847. Leidesdorff purchased the steamer from the Russian American Company for the use in the hide and tallow trade, which was the dominant export from California prior to the Gold Rush. William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. was one of the mo
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, March 4th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. The river is a bit lower than last week. Rain, however, is on the horizon so we will keep you updated! #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, March 4th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. The river is a bit lower than last week. Rain, however, is on the horizon so we will keep you updated! #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, February 19th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. While the river seems high, it is actually a little lower than last week. Rain has subsided for now but we will keep you updated! #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, February 19th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. While the river seems high, it is actually a little lower than last week. Rain has subsided for now but we will keep you updated! #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, February 5th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. The river is a lot higher than last week due some recent storms, especially yesterday. Rain has subsided today but we are in for some more rain in the near future. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, February 5th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento. The river is a lot higher than last week due some recent storms, especially yesterday. Rain has subsided today but we are in for some more rain in the near future. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Susan gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks just a short distance away from the Sacramento History Museum. For this update on Friday the 13th, a special guest made an appearance. A river otter was eating a fish while we recorded this video. #sacramento #fridaythe13th #otter #museum #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Susan gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks just a short distance away from the Sacramento History Museum. For this update on Friday the 13th, a special guest made an appearance. A river otter was eating a fish while we recorded this video. #sacramento #fridaythe13th #otter #museum #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks along the waterfront in Old Sacramento on January 11th. He also discusses gauges at the Tower Bridge and the I Street Bridge for checking the water level. More rain is expected and we hope everyone in the Sacramento area stays safe! P.S. We hope you were not too distracted by the train going by on the I Street Bridge! #sacramento #oldsacramento #museum | Sacramento History Museum
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, November 27th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum. The river is a lot higher than last week due to the atmospheric river storm. It looks like the rain has subsided and we are in for some great weather this Thanksgiving weekend, a perfect time to explore the historic district of Old Sacramento!#SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #history #oldsacramento #oldsac #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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Susan gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks today, January 27th, just a short distance from the Sacramento History Museum. The river is a lot lower than our last update a couple weeks ago and unfortunately no otters were spotted while recording this video. However, we were standing at the same spot where we were when we made our first river update at the beginning of the month. Looks like not much rain in the forecast for the near future in Sacramento and the storms are behind us. #s
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Shawn gives an update on how the Sacramento River looks late in the day on February 3rd. This was recorded across the river from Old Sacramento. The river is a lot lower than it was a month ago and we are having some warm weather in Sacramento right now. Shawn also discussed California’s feast or famine history of floods and droughts. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #sacramentohistory #sacramentoriver | Sacramento History Museum
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If you were to guess the first food that was canned in Sacramento, California would be salmon? In this video, Shawn discusses the history of the Hume-Hapgood canning company that set up their business along the west bank of the Sacramento River opposite from what is today Old Sacramento. Shawn also discussed our latest exhibit. Our latest exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum, “Sacramento in a Can – Featuring the Campbell’s Sacramento Story,” explores the fascinating history of the canning in
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Happy “official” 175th birthday, Sacramento! On February 27, 1850, Sacramento became an incorporated city in the territory of California. California, however, did not become a state until September 9, 1850. Sacramento City was founded along Sacramento River’s waterfront, where Old Sacramento is today, in December 1848 when John Sutter Jr. and Samuel Brannan hired Captain William H. Warner, Lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman, and Lieutenant Edward O. Ord to survey the land from Sutter’s Fort to
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Sacramento River flows through the city of Sacramento, California, USA. A boat cruises by the historic Old Sacramento waterfront and buildings.
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August 19, 1849 On this day in 1849, the first steamboat arrived at Sacramento City from San Francisco. The steamer was the Edward Everett, which was captained by William V. Wells. The ship and its crew left Boston in January 1849 upon hearing news of gold in California. The ship was owned by the Boston and California Mining and Trading Company. While the Edward Everett was the first steamboat to arrive in Sacramento City, it was not the first steamboat to traverse the Sacramento River. The firs
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Flooding in Sacramento has been a concern for over 170 years. On January 1, 1853, the levee broke along the American River near 28th Street. This flood was a surprise for Sacramentans as a flood occurred 2 weeks prior on December 19, 1852. In this video, Susan discusses the 1853 New Year’s Day flood while standing by the Sacramento River near the I Street Bridge, which used to be the location of the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers. Sacramento County is currently experiencing hea
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months and citizens b
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months and citizens b
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The 2025 baseball season has started and Sacramento (just across the river from downtown in West Sacramento) now has two teams playing at Sutter Health Park, the Sacramento River Cats (AAA team) and The Athletics MLB team. In this video, Shawn takes a look at Sacramento’s baseball history that has its beginning during the California Gold Rush and how the 2025 season is history in the making for our city. We support bringing back Peruvian Bitters as a baseball team name! #baseball #baseballhistor
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Today, Susan and Jared ventured to the southern boundary of Old Sacramento to see something new on the Sacramento River. As many locals know, there is a new river cruise traveling between Sacramento and San Francisco and it just made its maiden voyage on the river. It is currently docked near the Tower Bridge. We welcome the new voyagers to the City of Sacramento and we hope they stop by the Sacramento History Museum. #rivercruise #towerbridge #train #sacramento #visitsacramento #oldsacramento #
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On January 9, 1862, the levee broke along the American River near 31st Street at the same spot the levee broke a month prior on December 9th, immediately flooding the lower portions of the city. California was experiencing, at this time, a 200-year storm that dumped 24 inches of rain the month of January alone. The Central Valley became one large inland sea. For Sacramento, this flood became worse than any other flood it had experienced in the past. Small boats became the main mode of transporta
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months. In this video
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On January 9, 1862, the levee broke along the American River near 31st Street at the same spot the levee broke a month prior on December 9th, immediately flooding the lower portions of the city. California was experiencing, at this time, a 200-year storm that dumped 24 inches of rain the month of January alone. The Central Valley became one large inland sea. For Sacramento, this flood became worse than any other flood it had experienced in the past. On the 10th, flood waters spread to the whole
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Flooding in Sacramento has been a concern for over 170 years. On January 1, 1853, the levee broke along the American River near 28th Street. This flood was a surprise for Sacramentans as a flood occurred just 2 weeks prior on December 19, 1852. In this video, Shawn discusses the 1853 New Year’s Day flood while standing at the location where the levee broke on the American River 172 years ago. #onthisday #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #newyear #newyears #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #museum #h
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Exploring the Sacramento River, one of the Most Treasured Views in California
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Exploring the Sacramento River Delta, one of California’s Most Treasured Views
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An easy and fun outdoor experience for everyone! River Fox Railbikes! Just 15 minutes from Downtown Sac, you'll travel alongside the river, and experience living history along iconic tracks – the essence of Sacramento! Roll through the countryside on a four-wheel bike with electric assist that is simple to operate and a joy to ride. All skill levels welcome. New rides now at 6am and 8am on the weekends – the perfect way to start the day! A great family activity, girl friend groups, or a first da
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Sacramento River Update: Flood Control and History
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Replying to @sachistorymuseum The Sacramento Valley is experiencing a lot of rain recently with some flooding south of the city. A few days ago, we posted a video about the anniversary of the 1853 New Year’s Day flood while standing next to the river. Susan wanted to give an update on the Sacramento River, which is a lot higher now. More rain is expected throughout the week and we hope to film another update soon. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #sactiktok #oldsacramento #916
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