Sutterville is a former settlement in Sacramento County

Sacramento County, California

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California

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. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad

Southern Pacific Railroad

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 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south-southwest of Sacramento

Sacramento, California

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John A. Sutter had Lansford W. Hastings and John Bidwell

John Bidwell

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 lay out the town in 1844, south of his embarcadero on a low bluff overlooking the Sacramento River

Sacramento River

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. In exchange, Hastings and Bidwell both received a share of the lots. When the town of Sacramento developed at his embarcadero, Sutterville fell into decline. The Sutter post office operated from 1855 to 1860. Sutterville was the site of Camp Union, a major California Volunteer training camp during the American Civil War

American Civil War

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