The Historic Sacramento City Cemetery was established in 1849 with a donation of 10 acres from Captain John A. Sutter. Cemetery staff members conduct educational programs and interpretive tours throughout the year serving hundreds of visitors of all ages. Many prominent Americans are buried in the cemetery, including the founder of the City of Sacramento, John A. Sutter, Jr., whose father built Sutter's Fort; William Stephen Hamilton, son of the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Newton Booth, California's 11th Governor; Margaret Crocker and Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the transcontinental railroad.

1000 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818
916.264.5621 (office)
916.448-0811 (tours/committee)

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