B. F. Hastings Building

Sacramento County · Old Sacramento State Historic Park · location approximate

This structure, erected in 1852-53, was occupied during the 1850's by the B. F. Hastings Bank, Wells Fargo & Co., various state officials, Sacramento Valley Railroad, and the Alta Telegraph Co. During April 1860-May 1861, the Alta Telegraph Co, and its successor, the California State Telegraph Co., were the agents here for the Central Overland Pony Express, owned and operated by the Firm of Russell, Majors, and Waddell. From this historic site the first overland journey eastward of the Pony Express was begun on April 4, 1860.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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