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Sacramento Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: California
State: California
Population: 407,018
Elevation: 25 ft
Area Code(s): 916
Information: Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau
1608 I St., Sacramento, CA 95814; phone (916) 808-7777 or (800) 292-2334.
Email: http://www.discovergold.org/aboutsac/contact.cfm Web: www.sacramentocvb.org
Area Description:
Capt. John Sutter, a Swiss emigrant, settled at the confluence of the American and Sacramento rivers in 1839 on a 50,000-acre land grant from the Mexican government. The town of Sacramento was laid out on Sutter's property in 1848--the same year that James Marshall discovered gold near the South Fork of the American River to start the great California gold rush.
Today Sacramento is an important highway, rail and river hub; the state capital; and the marketing center for a rich agricultural region. Nearby military installations and the space and aviation industries also contribute to Sacramento's economy. A deepwater channel to San Francisco Bay was completed in 1963, making the city a major inland port.
ARCO Arena, at 1 Sports Pkwy. near the intersection of I-5 and I-80, is the home of the Sacramento Kings professional basketball team. The arena also is the scene of many other events and performances; phone (916) 928-6900 for information.
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