A Capitol Idea

For Sacramento, the prize of statehood was being named California’s capital in 1854. The logistics of finding a suitable location for the Capitol building itself proved to be a frustrating challenge to the City. One early site was destroyed by fire, and another required the state to share a building with the county jail and courthouse. The legislature even met in the county courthouse while the building was being raised off its foundation in a flood prevention effort. By 1860, the state, with assistance from Sacramento, began construction on a Capitol intended exclusively for state use. The building, which still serves as the State Capitol, was not completed until 1874. . This historical marker is in Old Sacramento in Sacramento County California