Sacramento, California

:For other places with the same name, see Sacramento.

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Sacramento is the county seat of Sacramento County, California and the capital of the U.S. state of California. It was founded in December 1848 by John Sutter. Sacramento grew from Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839, and the city is now a quickly growing metropolis. During the gold rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express and the First Transcontinental Railroad. Today, this modern city enjoys a temperate climate, growing population, and a bustling economy in the heart of the state of California and historic Central Valley.

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County seat - Sacramento County, California - Capital - U.S. state - California - December - 1848 - John Sutter - Sutter's Fort - 1839 - Gold rush - Commercial - Agricultural - Wagon train - Stagecoach - Riverboat - Telegraph - Pony Express - First Transcontinental Railroad - Central Valley

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It is also affectionately known as Sacto or Sac by those who live in the area. The local university, formally California State University, Sacramento, for example, is more often styled simply Sac State. The nickname River City has a strong contingent among local businesses and newscasters, and Sacratomato continues to hold its own despite the ongoing triumph of tract houses over tomato fields. The Central Valley's would-be hipsters and hard cases, meanwhile, have affected the moniker Sactown in imitation of the nearby hip-hop hub of Oaktown.

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California State University, Sacramento - Oaktown

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