Sacramento
California State Capitol
California State Railroad Museum
Thomas Hill's romanticized painting of the Golden-Spike
Celebration at Promontory Utah in 1869.
A description of this
painting (and a photograph of what really took place that day) can be found at
About.com.
Huntington-Hopkins Hardware Store (reproduction)
Two of the four original investors who funded the
construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad between Sacramento and
Promontory Summit (the western half of what would become the Transcontinental
Railroad) were Collis P. Huntington and Mark Hopkins. They owned a
hardware store in Sacramento, and apparently made a lot of money selling
supplies to gold prospectors. The store was demolished in 1970 as a
result of the construction of I-5, but has been reconstructed on a new site
near the Railroad Museum. According to the California State
Parks website, "The building has been remodeled after the 1861-1877
exterior appearance of the store. The inside of the store is typical of
a hardware store of the mid-19th century."
Along the Sacramento and American Rivers
An old section of the city, near the Sacramento River.
The Delta King anchored in the Sacramento River near the
RailRoad museum.
Open to the public; includes a restaurant
where Doug, Ginny, and I ate lunch.
The ugly building in the background is
apparently an insurance company.
American River near Susan and Jack's home in Gold River.
Click here
for a high-resolution view.