Sutterville | |
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Former settlement | |
 Map of Sutterville | |
  Sutterville Location in California | |
| Coordinates:38°32′45″N121°30′30″W / 38.54583°N 121.50833°W /38.54583; -121.50833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento County |
| Reference no. | 593 |
Sutterville (also,Sutter,Sutter City, andSuttersville) is a former settlement inSacramento County,California, United States.[1] It was located on theSouthern Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south-southwest ofSacramento,[1]
John A. Sutter hadLansford W. Hastings andJohn Bidwell lay out the town in 1844, south of his embarcadero on a low bluff overlooking theSacramento River.[1] 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.[2] When the town of Sacramento developed at his embarcadero, Sutterville fell into decline.[1] The Sutterville post office operated from 1855 to 1860.[1] Sutterville was the site ofCamp Union, a major California Volunteer training camp during theAmerican Civil War.[1]
Sutterville is alsoCalifornia Historical Landmark #593.[2]
William Land was the mayor of Sacramento from 1898 to 1899. He was the wealthiest man in Sacramento. After his death in 1911, hiswill and testament he gave way $450,000. Of this $250,000 was to be used for a Sacramentopublic park. 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 theWilliam 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. TheSacramento Zoo is adjacent to the park.[3]
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