Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County
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The Community Memorial Museum, established in 1975 is the showplace and storehouse for many Sutter County history treasures and memories. The museum has Maidu
artifacts as well as many from early settlers during the California Gold Rush
. The Museum is run as a department of local government by Sutter County
, and is located at 1333 Butte House Road, Yuba City, California
.
Maidu
The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the drainage area of the Feather and American Rivers...
artifacts as well as many from early settlers during the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
. The Museum is run as a department of local government by Sutter County
Sutter County, California
Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. Sutter County is part of the Greater Sacramento CSA....
, and is located at 1333 Butte House Road, Yuba City, California
Yuba City, California
Yuba City is a Northern California city, founded in 1849. It is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. The population was 64,925 at the 2010 census....
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