Adventure 051, Site 085 – Folsom Powerhouse Station

Capture California, the Game-2012

Adventure: 051, Site 085 – Folsom Powerhouse Station

California Landmark Number: 633-2

Team: Thing One, Thing Two

Date:  September 26, 2012

Location:

Latitude: 38° 35.038′ N

Longitude: 121° 29.86′ W

Address: 6^th and H St, Sacramento, CA

Description:

Date Built: 1894

Well, we have seen the Hall of Justice, when Thing Two says, is that a plaque across the street? This is like an Easter Egg hunt. Plaques all over the place—it is just we are having to travel a bit for them. This one is on an old vacant brick building. Looks sort of small by our standards today. But a plaque is a plaque and it is a California Landmark. This was the substation of the main powerhouse at Folsom.



NO. 633-2 OLD FOLSOM POWERHOUSE-SACRAMENTO STATION A - The first distribution point of electricity for a major city, Station A was constructed in 1894 by the Sacramento Electric Power and Light Company to receive power generated from Folsom Powerhouse. The first transmission of electricity was on July 13, 1895. This power distribution network resulted in the first overhead wire streetcar system in the Central Valley.
Location: NE corner of 6th and H Sts, Sacramento



References:

• HMDB.org
  
• Noehill
  
• Waymarking
  

Overall Landmark References:

• David Schmitt's California State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
  
• Wikipedia: California's National Landmarks (WCNL)
  
• State of California's California Historical Landmarks (CHL)
  
• Wikipedia: California State Landmarks (WCSL)
  
• State of California Historical Resources (CHR)
  
• Noehill (NOE)
  
• Historical Marker Database (HMDB)