Old Sacramento State Historic Park, California


Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Overview

exterior view of wooden theatre building
Eagle Theatre, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, California. Old Sacramento SHP photo

Old Sacramento State Historic Park contains a group of early Gold Rush commercial structures, including the 1840 Eagle Theater, the 1853 B. F. Hastings Building, and the 1855 Big Four Building. Old Sacramento was also the western terminus of the Pony Express, the first transcontinental railroad, and the transcontinental telegraph.

Location

Sacramento, California

Take I-5 to the “J Street” exit and follow the signs into the park.

The park is open to the public and is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

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