Sacramento
Golden State capital
Sacramento is the capital of California, situated in the state's Central Valley at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers.
The city grew rapidly during the Gold Rush as a supply hub for miners heading to the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Sacramento is about ninety miles northeast of San Francisco.
West coast megastate
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governorState's chief executive
- CapitolLegislative assembly building
politics · lawmaking · assembly · state government · Arnold Schwarzenegger · bills · senators · representatives
California's main farming region
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- valleyLow ground between heights
levees · Folsom · floodplain · tributaries · watershed · agricultural · farmland · inland
Central business district
- midtownCentral urban district
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- KingsBiblical history books
arena · Tower Bridge · light rail · grid · Old Town · Folsom · urban · sprawl
Direct agricultural sourcing
- tomatoesRed fleshy fruits
- almondsEdible tree drupes
- riceStaple cereal grain
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
produce · crops · irrigation · Central Valley · dairy · harvesting · fields · farming
Historic prospector migration
- SutterGold rush landowner
- forty-niners1849 gold rush migrants
- Pony ExpressMounted relay postal system
- railroadPermanent track for trains
frontier · pioneers · settlers · boomtown · steamboats · transcontinental · historic · mining
Warm-weather periods with high temperatures
- dryFree from moisture
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- mild wintersSeasons with gentle cold
arid · triple digits · heatwaves · drought · smoky · wildfire season · scorching · clear skies
California
West coast megastate
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governorState's chief executive
Capitol · politics · lawmaking · assembly · state government · Arnold Schwarzenegger · bills · senators · representatives · dome
Central Valley
California's main farming region
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
valley · levees · Folsom · floodplain · tributaries · watershed · agricultural · farmland · inland · Northern California
downtown
Central business district
- midtownCentral urban district
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
Kings · arena · Tower Bridge · light rail · grid · Old Town · Folsom · urban · sprawl · commute
farm-to-fork
Direct agricultural sourcing
vineyards · produce · crops · irrigation · Central Valley · dairy · harvesting · fields · farming · agribusiness
Gold Rush
Historic prospector migration
- SutterGold rush landowner
- forty-niners1849 gold rush migrants
- Pony ExpressMounted relay postal system
railroad · frontier · pioneers · settlers · boomtown · steamboats · transcontinental · historic · mining · prospectors
hot summers
Warm-weather periods with high temperatures
- dryFree from moisture
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- sunshineDirect rays from above
mild winters · arid · triple digits · heatwaves · drought · smoky · wildfire season · scorching · clear skies
- U.S. CitiesNew York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
- Sun Belt CitiesPhoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles
- California GeographyLos Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Orange, Fresno
- California historystatehood, Spanish colonization, Spanish mission, gold rush, Sutter's Mill
SacramentoLos Angeles
Southern California metropolis
San Diego · Hollywood · Malibu · Long Beach · Las Vegas
- Sacramento KingsCalifornia professional basketball team
- sacramental wineBlessed beverage for worship
- the sacramentSacred religious ceremony
- holy sacramentsReligious rites conveying grace
- auto sacramentalAllegorical Spanish religious drama
- Sacramento RiverCalifornia's longest river