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1855 Sacramento Directory [145142]

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1855 Sacramento Directory  [145142]
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Rare Colville's Sacramento Directory for the Year Commencing August 1, 1855 compiled and published by Samuel Colville. Quebedeaux provides the following historical context for this directory, "On August 24, 1855, the first train in California was placed on the track of the Sacramento Valley Railroad, which began running between Sacramento and Folsom on February 22, 1856. By December 1855, a new county courthouse had been completed, replacing the one lost in the great fire of 1854." This directory alphabetically lists residents, their occupations, and some of their addresses. Appendix includes information about state and local government officials, courts, post offices, hospitals, schools, joint stock companies, military companies, churches, societies, etc. Business advertisements are included throughout, including one for Wells Fargo & Co. on the front cover. 9 x 5.5, good condition.

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State: California
City: Sacramento
Provenance: Ron Lerch Collection