Sutter's Fort, St. Francis Church in Background
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| Sutter's Fort was founded August 12, 1839 by Capt. John A. Sutter as the first outpost of white civilization in the then interior wilderness of California. It was originally built as a fortress against hostile Indians. The Old Fort became the Western terminus of the over - land wagon trains, and one of the richest and largest trading posts in the West |
