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Margaret Crocker’s goodwill toward Sacramento celebrated 125 years ago
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a two-part series regarding Margaret Crocker. It is certainly not every day that a community celebrates one of its residents with elaborate gifts and a special ceremony that draws thousands upon thousands
Former Gov. Newton Booth is among historic figures interred at city cemetery: He was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin
By LANCE ARMSTRONG The 170-year-old Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is the final resting place of former California Gov. Newton Booth, one of the city’s most notable historic figures. This 31.8-acre pioneer graveyard at 1000 Broadway is the city’s oldest existing
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery established in mid-19th century
Editor’s Note: This is part seven in a series regarding Sacramento area cemeteries. Certainly one of the Land Park area’s most notable landmarks is the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery at 1000 Broadway, between Riverside Boulevard and Muir Way. This cemetery
Sacramento’s 1885 Floral Festival concluded with the gifting of the Crocker Art Gallery
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a two-part series regarding Margaret Crocker. One hundred and twenty-five years have passed since a grand celebration was held in honor of one of the city’s all-time greatest philanthropists, Margaret
