Sutter's fort or New Helvetia was a fortified frontier trading establishment and feudal estate located at the junction of the Sacramento and American River (now the site of Sacramento, California). It was owned and operated by John August Sutter, a German-born Swiss who had arrived there in 1839. The U.S. Navy Lieutenant and artist Joseph Warren Revere arrived at the fort in July 1846 after the declaration of the Bear Flag Revolt. The California Gold Rush began here in January 1848 shortly after gold was discovered nearby during the construction of a saw mill for Sutter. See Sandweiss, Stewart, and Huseman, Eyewitness to War, pp. 137-138, cat. no. 22.
Date: 1846-00-00 1849-00-00
Format: images
Publisher and Date Published: C.S. Francis & Co. 1849-00-00
Language: English
Publication Place: New York
Contributor:
Balestier, Joseph Neree
Creator:
Revere, Joseph W
Editor:
Balestier, Joseph N.
Physical Characteristics: lithograph, 8.6 x 15.2 cm.
Call Number: F 865 .R4
Source Title: A tour of duty in California; including a description of the gold region: and an account of the voyage around cape Horn; with notices of lower California, the Gulf and Pacific coasts, and the principal events attending the conquest of the Californias.
