The Six-Week Storm That Nearly Broke California #shorts
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months. In this video
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months. In this video
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The Great Flood of 1861-1862 killed 4,000 people, destroyed Sacramento and Central Valley farms, damaged homes and sent the California Legislature to San Francisco. Learn the history. #flood #GreatFlood #Californiahistory #weather #storm ✍️ Don Sweeney 🎞️ David Caraccio | Hector Amezcua 📷️ Center for Sacramento History | Bee archives | The Sacramento Bee
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The Great Flood of 1861-1862 killed 4,000 people, destroyed Sacramento and Central Valley farms, damaged homes and sent the California Legislature to San Francisco. Learn the history. #flood #GreatFlood #Californiahistory #weather #storm ✍️ Don Sweeney 🎞️ David Caraccio | Hector Amezcua 📷️ Center for Sacramento History | Bee archives | The Sacramento Bee
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1862: THE GREAT FLOOD | When the State Turned Into an Inland Sea #history #facts
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1862: THE GREAT FLOOD | When the State Turned Into an Inland Sea #history #facts
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Take look at when the deadly Great Flood of 1862 struck Sacramento
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Take look at when the deadly Great Flood of 1862 struck Sacramento
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When California Became a Sea: The Great Flood of 1862
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When California Became a Sea: The Great Flood of 1862
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The Sacramento Bee on Instagram: "The Great Flood of 1861-1862 killed 4,000 people, destroyed Sacramento and Central Valley farms, damaged homes and sent the California Legislature to San Francisco. Learn the history. #flood #GreatFlood #Californiahistory #weather #storm ✍️ Don Sweeney 🎞️ David Caraccio | Hector Amezcua 📷️ Center for Sacramento History | Bee archives"
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The Sacramento Bee on Instagram: "The Great Flood of 1861-1862 killed 4,000 people, destroyed Sacramento and Central Valley farms, damaged homes and sent the California Legislature to San Francisco. Learn the history. #flood #GreatFlood #Californiahistory #weather #storm ✍️ Don Sweeney 🎞️ David Caraccio | Hector Amezcua 📷️ Center for Sacramento History | Bee archives"
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Shawn discusses the anniversary of the start of the 1861-62 flood in Sacramento (December 9, 1861)
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On January 9, 1862, the levee broke along the American River near 31st Street at the same spot the levee broke a month prior on December 9th, immediately flooding the lower portions of the city. California was experiencing, at this time, a 200-year storm that dumped 24 inches of rain the month of January alone. The Central Valley became one large inland sea. For Sacramento, this flood became worse than any other flood it had experienced in the past. Small boats became the main mode of transporta
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Storms once sunk Sacramento under 10 feet of water. ‘An inland sea’
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Why the St. Francis Dam Was Called Safe Hours Before It Failed
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The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of California
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The Flood That Turned California Into an Inland Sea
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The Great Flood of 1862: America’s Forgotten Mega Disaster #historymystery
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The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest ever recorded in California’s history, creating a lake down the center of the state that was 300 miles long & 20 miles wide. #philippineswelove #flood #disaster | No to Marcos forever in politics
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The Inland Ocean of 1862 California
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How Did They Survive the Great Flood? 😱 | They Built a City Above the Old One? #history #documentary
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Great Flood of 1862 California: 43 Days of Rain
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Sacramento’s first school permanently closed due heavy rainfall. The next month, Sacramento would experience the historic flood of 1850. | ABC10
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Sacramento, since it was founded at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers, had an issue with flooding in the city’s early years. How did these floods affect Sutter’s Fort though? In this video, Jared discussed how Sacramento’s floods have impacted the Fort despite its higher elevation. #suttersfort #castateparks #sacramentohistory #californiahistory #sacramento #museum #history | Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
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Great Flood of 1862
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Flooding in Sacramento has been a concern for over 170 years. On January 1, 1853, the levee broke along the American River near 28th Street. This flood was a surprise for Sacramentans as a flood occurred just 2 weeks prior on December 19, 1852. In this video, Shawn discusses the 1853 New Year’s Day flood while standing at the location where the levee broke on the American River 172 years ago. #onthisday #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #newyear #newyears #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #museum #h
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On March 7, 1852, Sacramento was inundated by its second major flood since the city was founded just over 3 years prior. Several days of heavy rain contributed to the rise in the Sacramento and American Rivers. The levee gave way near the confluence of the two rivers and water quickly swept through the city’s streets near the waterfront. A new stronger levee was completed by November 1852, just in time for the levee to be breached on December 19, 1852. In this video, Shawn discusses the March 18
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The Great Flood of 1861-1862 killed 4,000 people, destroyed Sacramento and Central Valley farms, damaged homes and sent the California Legislature to San Francisco. Learn the history. #flood #GreatFlood #Californiahistory #weather #storm ✍️ Don Sweeney 🎞️ David Caraccio | Hector Amezcua 📷️ Center for Sacramento History | Bee archives
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On December 9, 1861, flood water inundated the City of Sacramento when the levee in the northeastern part of city, near 28th Street and at near 31st Street, surrendered to the rising American River. The flood water rose so rapidly that it imprisoned many people in their homes, unable to be rescued. People in two-story buildings quickly moved belongings upstairs and many individuals waited on their roof to be rescued by boats passing by. Heavy rain continued for the next few months and citizens b
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