CSPAN3 California State Capitol August 28, 2017
They met also in valeo. Still close enough to sacramento. When they first decided where to place a capitol, they wanted it closer to an area that people can get to quickly. Sacramento had a lot going for it because of the gold rush in 1849. It brought a lot of people in. So we had issaloons and roads a a way to get here. Through stops and starts, sacramento was chosen to be the State Capitol and construction on this building started in 1860. It took about 14 years to complete. As is the case with a lot of State Capitols throughout the country. The civil war era brought a lot of stops and start...