California, Sacramento County, Sacramento
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R Street formed the boundary of a levee system that surrounded Sacramento. It also served as the base of operations for the State's first rail line, the Sacramento Valley Railroad. The line was designed by Theodore Judah, who also became the engineer for the Transcontinental Railroad. In 2010, the City officially opened the R Street Bridge as a designated bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the freeway, linking downtown with the newly developed Docks Area Promenade.
(Railroads & Streetcars • Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
R Street formed the boundary of a levee system that surrounded Sacramento. It also served as the base of operations for the State's first rail line, the Sacramento Valley Railroad. The line was designed by Theodore Judah, who also became the engineer for the Transcontinental Railroad. In 2010, the City officially opened the R Street Bridge as a designated bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the freeway, linking downtown with the newly developed Docks Area Promenade.(Railroads & Streetcars • Bridges & Viaducts) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
This small island of trees was a slave community on Recess Plantation, which bordered Laurel Hill Plantation. Called a hammock, it was a small area of high ground in a sea of wetland rice fields. The round brick structure, just ahead in the woods, was a cistern that stored drinking water and perishable foods. The cistern was needed because well water in the area often was unfit to drink. Rainwater probably was collected from the roofs of six slave’s quarters and funneled into the brick lined reservoir. The cistern was about seven feet deep. A wooden lid kept out animals and debris.
In tribute to
Dedicated to those men and women who served their country in Korea and Vietnam
Historic St. Luke’s
A portion of the nearby stone wall was laid by the Works Progress Administration in 1938-39. Begun during the Great Depression as the Civil Works Administration, the WPA was a nationwide unemployment relief program that provided much needed work and income for local residents. The wall was laid by hand with stones hauled from farm fields and local quarries and stands as a tribute to those who struggled to survive during desperate times.
Sayre Penna.
Named to honor Dr. Donald Guthrie who for many years has been surgeon-in-chief of the Robert Packer Hospital-Guthrie Clinic which from a small country hospital he has made internationally known. His services and his kindness to countless thousands of patients. His lovable personality and his sincere concern for community betterment have endeared him to all.
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This area was known by pioneers as the "Pine Plains." In 1790 near this spot Timothy Pickering met Red Jacket and his Senecas. They were on the way to the peace council at Tioga Point.
1914-1918
Like thousands of people in 1849, William Manly was in a hurry to reach the California gold fields and find his fortune. He offered his services as a mule driver, joining a group of emigrants and headed west on the overland trail. 
This building was located at 52 North Second East Street from 1942 through 1954, located just north of the alley and one-half block north of the Union Pacific Railroad depot. It was used for office space by the TOWN OF GREEN RIVER. 
