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The American River was named by John Sutter in 1839 when he selected the point at which it flows into the Sacramento River as the site for his headquarters, Fort Sutter, at the center of the vast landholdings he called Nueva Helvetica, after his homeland.
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What was the name of the trail that connected fort hall and Sacramento?
The California Trail
What was the name of the fort that was built where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers joined to form the Ohio River?
Fort Duquesne
Can you name some rivers in the California mountain region?
merced sacramento los angeles
What is the name of the fort the French built where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers form the Ohio River?
Fort Pitt, formerly known as Fort Duquesne.
What are California rivers that have Spanish names?
What are the names of the rivers that has a Spanish name and is in California?
What is the name of the Sacramento newspaper?
The name of the newspaper in Sacramento, California is The Sacramento Bee. Published daily since 1857, The Bee is Sacramento's largest newspaper, and the fifth largest in the state.
What Native American tribe did Lewis and Clark name their fort after?
Lewis and Clark named the fort after the Clatsop tribe, thus the name, Fort Clatsop.
What does the term 'losrios' mean?
Translated into English from Spanish, los rios means 'the rivers'. There is a community college district that goes by this name based in Sacramento, California.
What was the name of the British fort on the Detroit river?
The British fort Lernoult was built on the Detroit river. The fort also known as Fort Detroit and Fort Shelby changed hands between the American and the British several times.
What is the capital name for California?
The capital of California is Sacramento
Why did Sacramento get its name?
Sacramento got its name from the Sacramento River, which was named by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga in 1808. Moraga chose the name Sacramento, which means "sacrament" in Spanish, in honor of the sacraments of the Catholic Church.
What is the name of the fort in Charleston harbor?
The famous fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, goes by the name of Fort Sumter. Its fame derives from the fact that the first shots of the American Civil War were fired at it in 1861. It is now a national monument and popular tourist site.
