Today in History: Sacramento, California
Today in History–November 25–the Library of Congress features Sacramento, California, a boom town during the mid-19th-century gold rush. By 1854 the city had become the state capital. Learn more about the city of Sacramento by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more primary sources.
Pioneer Life in Sacramento from America’s Library
In the Sacramento valley sheet music
First-person narratives mentioning Sacramento
A Yankee Trader in the Gold Rush: the Letters of Franklin A. Buck
Sacramento books & other texts
Sacramento historical newspapers
- Sacramento Daily Record-Union Sacramento [Calif.], 1875-1891
- The Record-Union Sacramento, Calif., 1891-1903
Contemporary U.S. legislation related to Sacramento
Related teaching resources
- Featured Source: The Way They Go to California
- Learning from the Source: Cesar Chavez & Good Citizenship
Related primary source collections