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The capital city of California
{i} capital city of California (USA)
a city which is the capital city of the US state of California. City (pop., 2000: 407,018), capital of California, U.S. It is located in the Central Valley, where the Sacramento and American rivers meet. First settled in 1839 as New Helvetia by John Sutter, it became an important trading centre during the gold rush. The present city was laid out in 1848 and named for the river. It became the state capital in 1854 and prospered as a transportation and agricultural centre. It was the terminus of the first California railroad in 1856 and the western terminus of the Pony Express in 1860. A ship canal completed in 1963 made the city a deepwater port. The city's main industries, in addition to government services, include food processing, printing, and aerospace products. It is the site of several institutions of higher learning
a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California

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Sacramento Mountains
A range of mountains in southern New Mexico
Sacramento River
A river in northern California
Sacramento Mountains
A range of south-central New Mexico extending north and south to the Texas border and rising to 3,660.9 m (12,003 ft) at Sierra Blanca Peak
Sacramento River
A river of northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing about 611 km (380 mi) generally southward to an extension of San Francisco Bay. River, northern California, U.S. Rising near Mount Shasta, it flows 382 mi (615 km) southwest between the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, through the northern Central Valley. It forms a common delta with the San Joaquin River before entering the northern arm of San Francisco Bay. California's largest river, it is navigable for 180 mi (290 km) and accommodates oceangoing vessels as far as Sacramento. Scene of the gold rush of 1849, the river flows through one of the world's richest agricultural regions
sacramento mountains
mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande
sacramento river
a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay