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The Williams House Plaque

38° 34.965′ N, 121° 29.57′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is on H Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is at or near this postal address: 925 H Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America.

THIS PLACE WAS BUILT IN 1884 AS A HOME FOR L. WILLIAMS A FLOWER MERCHANT. THE STRUCTURE IS PRIMARILY STICK STYLE, WITH SOME BAROQUE AND SECOND EMPIRE INFLUENCE WHICH LASTED INTO THE 1880 VICTOREAN ERA.
IT WAS MOVED ABOUT FORTY FEET WEST IN 1907, AND SINCE 1908, HAS BEEN A PLACE OF BUSINESS.

DEDICATED AUG.5, 1978
NEW HELVITEA CHAPTER NO. 5
E CLAMPUS VITUS

(LOCATED AT 10TH AND H STREETS)

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Central Pacific’s Other Big Four Plaque

38° 34.978′ N, 121° 30.064′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is located in the courtyard of the Ping Yuen Center, across from the AMTRAK Station. 

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CENTRAL PACIFIC’S OTHER BIG FOUR

WHEN THE TASK OF BUILDING THE CPRR LINE OVER THE SIERRA PROVED TOO MUCH FOR THE IRISH, CHINESE LABORERS FROM KWANTUNG TOOK OVER. CALLED TZE YAP OR FOUR DISTRICTS MEN, THEIR HARD WORK AND PERSERVERANCE EARNED THEM THE NICKNAME OF ‘CHOLLY CLOCKERS PETS’.

NEW HELVETIA NO. 5, E CLAMPUS VITUS
May 10, 1969

(Located in Chinatown Plaza, Sacramento)

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The Lady Adams Building Plaque

38° 34.942′ N, 121° 30.316′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of K Street and Commonwealth Avenue.

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THE LADY ADAMS BUILDING

BUILT IN 1852 BY THE LADY ADAMS MERCANTILE CO. NAMED AFTER THE BRIG WHICH BROUGHT THE PARTNERS AROUND THE HORN. SHE HAS SURVIVED FIRES, FLOOD AND BEING LIFTED ONE STORY. SHE HAS SERVED MERCHANTS, BANKERS AND AS A “ROOMING HOUSE” AND HAS BEEN FLAT BUSTED MORE THAN ONCE. THE ONLY SURVIOR OF THE FIRE OF NOV. 1852. SHE WAS NAMED CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 603 ON MAY 22, 1957 BEFORE WE GOT AROUND TO IT.

E CLAMPUS VITUS
NEW HELVETIA No. 5
Aug.7, 1976

(located at the corner of K St and Firehouse Alley)