“Gold Rush commercial structures”
Old Sacramento State Historic Park is a cluster of noteworthy, early Gold Rush commercial structures. Historic buildings include the 1849 Eagle Theater; the 1853 B. F. Hastings Building, once home to the California Supreme Court; and the 1855 Big Four Building. Old Sacramento’s historical significance comes from it being the western terminus of the Pony Express postal system, the first transcontinental railroad, and the transcontinental telegraph. Old Sacramento is a California Historical Landmark. The National Park Service named the entire original historic 1850s business district of Old Sacramento a National Historic Landmark in 1965. With over 50 historic buildings, Old Sacramento has more buildings of historic value in its 28 acres than any area of similar size in the West. This busy tourist attraction, museum complex and festival site is full of historic buildings, and therefore, a favorite spot for the spirits of those who lived there long ago. The park is visited by more than 5 million people a year – and that doesn’t count the many spirits of those who died in the past, victims of influenza, floods, and fires. The site was featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Adventures.
Old Sacramento is my favorite part of the city
Easy to spend a whole day with many cute stores, places to eat, parks, museums and even wagon rides. Be prepared for many field trip groups to be walking about.
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Old Sacramento State Historic Park
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- Sun, Tue - Sat: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
- Mon: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
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Good for educational opportunities and walking.
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