California in autumn 1846 was the northernmost site of the Mexican American War.  Would the fighting come to Sutter’s Fort?  Rumors spread like wildfire, settlers argued, fathers and husbands marched off to war, crops withered in the fields, and militia drilled daily.

Saturday, September 9, 2006 from 10AM to 4PM visitors will have the opportunity to talk with the settlers and tradesmen of the fort as if it was September 1846. Re-live the sights, smells and sounds of the past!

Captain Sutter, immigrant families, carpenters, bakers, spinners, trappers and others, portrayed by the Living History Volunteers, will bring history alive. 

Admission fee:  $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for children 6 to 12, children five and under are free.

California State Parks, in cooperation with the Sacramento Historic Sites Association, presents the Sutter’s Fort Living History Program.

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is located at 2701 L Street, Sacramento.  916-445-4422.