A fiction editor, Derek Steffen focuses on helping emerging writers find their voice and gaining stylistic and grammar skills. Derek Steffen is also a writer who has authored the book, "Greater Than a Tourist - Sacramento, California USA: 50 Travel Tips from a Local". The work earned a spot on the Amazon best-selling new release list in the category of California tourism books.
When it comes to exploring the state’s capital city, one starting point is the 28-acre Old Sacramento Waterfront, which stands as one of the premier examples of a National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park.
The history of this locale is a fascinating one that dates back to John Sutter and an 1839 landing party that established a fort, under Mexican land grant, near the point where the American River and Sacramento River meet. This sleepy settlement witnessed a major boom in 1848 with the discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills, which brought prospectors from around the world.
What had been known as Sutter’s Embarcadero emerged as the City of Sacramento, a trading center where miners could go for provisions and entertainment. The young city survived major floods in 1850 and 1852, with the street level raised well above the river through importing wagonloads of earth. With the central part of the city gradually moving east, Sutter’s Embarcadero had earned a reputation as a slum by the mid-1960s, when city planners forwarded a redevelopment plan that successfully led to the creation of the West’s first historic district
When it comes to exploring the state’s capital city, one starting point is the 28-acre Old Sacramento Waterfront, which stands as one of the premier examples of a National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park.
The history of this locale is a fascinating one that dates back to John Sutter and an 1839 landing party that established a fort, under Mexican land grant, near the point where the American River and Sacramento River meet. This sleepy settlement witnessed a major boom in 1848 with the discovery of gold in the Sierra foothills, which brought prospectors from around the world.
What had been known as Sutter’s Embarcadero emerged as the City of Sacramento, a trading center where miners could go for provisions and entertainment. The young city survived major floods in 1850 and 1852, with the street level raised well above the river through importing wagonloads of earth. With the central part of the city gradually moving east, Sutter’s Embarcadero had earned a reputation as a slum by the mid-1960s, when city planners forwarded a redevelopment plan that successfully led to the creation of the West’s first historic district
