Having grown up (mostly) in Sacramento, this feels like it ought to be common knowledge - the confluence of the rivers, Sutter's fort, the mill in Coloma, the g

Having grown up (mostly) in Sacramento, this feels like it ought to be common knowledge - the confluence of the rivers, Sutter's fort, the mill in Coloma, the gold rush, and the riverboat connection to San Francisco are the story of the city itself. But of course, nobody living elsewhere would have reason to care about any of that! - so it's interesting to read an account from an outside perspective.