Sacramento, California (CA)

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Sacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California and county seat of Sacramento County, California. It was founded in December, 1848 by John Sutter. Sacramento grew from Sutter's Fort, which was established by Sutter in 1839, and the city is now a quickly growing metropolis. During the gold rush, Sacramento was a major distribution point, a commercial and agricultural center, and a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express and the First Transcontinental Railroad.

The city is also referred to as Sacto, Sactown, Sacratomato or Sac by those who live in the area. Sacramento State University, or Sac State, is the local university and is one of twenty-three campuses in the California State University system. The nickname River City is used by some local businesses and newscasters, and Sacratomato continues to be used despite the ongoing triumph of tract houses over tomato fields.