Johann Augustus Sutter (February 15, 1803– June 18, 1880) was a German-born Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital. Although famous throughout California for his association with the Gold Rush, Sutter saw his business ventures fail while those of his elder son, John Augustus Sutter, Jr., were more successful.
Biography
Early years
John Augustus Sutter was born Johann August Suter on February 15, 1803 in Kandern,Baden, Germany, and his father came from the nearby town of Rünenberg in Switzerland.
Johann went to school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and later joined the Swiss army, eventually becoming captain of the artillery. At age 23, Johann married Annette Dübold, the daughter of a rich widow. He operated a store but he was more interested in spending money than making it. Because of family and mounting debts, Johann faced charges that would have him placed in jail. So he decided to dodge trial and ventured to America; he styled his name to Captain John Augustus Sutter.
"Already the gold-mines were beginning to be felt. Many people were then encamped, some going and some coming, all full of gold-stories, and each surpassing the other."
"I was everything, patriarch, priest, father and judge."
"We have this one opportunity, and if we blow it, we have blown it for good. We've fought for 60 years to get this property, and now we are just going to privatize it and cut out the real potential it has for the public."
"We just had that perfect storm of Frisco and the ISD and Collin County and Hunt Sports Group, ... They took it as their own and ran with it and took it to a height I never could have imagined."
"We just had that perfect storm of Frisco and the ISD and Collin County and Hunt Sports Group. They took it as their own and ran with it and took it to a height I never could have imagined."
"I had a large bulldog which saved my life three times, when they came slyly near the house in the night: he got hold of and marked them most severely."
"In a private room he showed me the first specimens of gold, that is he was not certain if it was gold or not, but he thought it might be; immediately I made the proof and found that it was gold."
"The Indians began to be troublesome all around me, killing and wounding cattle, stealing horses, and threatening to attack us. I was obliged to make campaigns against them and punish them."
A documentary film produced with fellow student John Cunningham that documents the life of John Augustus Sutter, especially concerning his exploitation of California Indian Tribes.
published: 22 Jan 2020
Sutter's Mill ~ Dan Fogelberg [ CC ] 58th
Dan wrote this song on his 33rd birthday in Maine, Happy Birthday Dan!
"Movie time again. Strange how most of my Maine songs have been written in Colorado and some of my most western pieces (like this one) were written in Maine. I wrote this on my birthday, 1984. It's not completely historically accurate but I plead poetic license." (Dan Fogelberg)
Sutter's Mill written by Singer/Songwriters Dan Fogelberg, from "High Country Snows" album (1985) also included in "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg" 4-CD Box Set, Disc 4. He always loved traditional country/folk/bluegrass music. After a visit to the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Dan was inspired to do an album of songs he had in him for a long time....the result is a great album that has captured the heart and soul of American c...
published: 13 Sep 2009
John Sutter - What We Didn't Learn In School
This video is the first in a series that will explore the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the issues that affect our community today. Here, we focus on John Sutter and his impact on the Native communities of Sacramento then and now. Featured in the video are historian Albert Hurtado, author of "John Sutter: A Life on the American Frontier"; John Fraser, Capital District superintendent for California State Parks; Dahlton Brown, executive director of administration at Wilton Rancheria; Jesus Tarango, tribal chairman of Wilton Rancheria; and Nancy Jenner, curator of Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park.
The Center for Sacramento History was asked to produce this series by the City of Sacramento’s Manager’s Office. Particularly sin...
published: 08 Sep 2021
John Sutter Statue Comes Down In Sacramento
A statue of the city of Sacramento’s most recognized founder has been taken down over claims it represents slavery and oppression.
published: 16 Jun 2020
Sutter's Mill - Dan Fogelberg (With Lyrics)
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published: 12 Sep 2016
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published: 25 Feb 2015
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Sutter's Mill · Dan Fogelberg
Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997
℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Released on: 1997-05-29
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Banjo: Herb Pedersen
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Emory Gordy Jr.
Fiddle: Jim Buchanan
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Producer: Marty Lewis
Unknown: Joy Gilbert
Unknown: Nancy Donald
A& R Coordinator: Patti Matheny
Engineer: Frank Wolf
Mastering Engineer: Don Murray
Mastering Engineer: Wally Traugot
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published: 20 Apr 2015
Gold Rush of 1848 with John Sutter and James Marshall
Watch Rick and Jack recreate the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California!
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published: 19 Jan 2018
The Start of the California Gold Rush (1849)
published: 18 Mar 2011
John Sutter Jr
Anytime Tours of Old Sacramento, the waterfront, and the Historic City Cemetery.
A documentary film produced with fellow student John Cunningham that documents the life of John Augustus Sutter, especially concerning his exploitation of Calif...
A documentary film produced with fellow student John Cunningham that documents the life of John Augustus Sutter, especially concerning his exploitation of California Indian Tribes.
A documentary film produced with fellow student John Cunningham that documents the life of John Augustus Sutter, especially concerning his exploitation of California Indian Tribes.
Dan wrote this song on his 33rd birthday in Maine, Happy Birthday Dan!
"Movie time again. Strange how most of my Maine songs have been written in Colorado and s...
Dan wrote this song on his 33rd birthday in Maine, Happy Birthday Dan!
"Movie time again. Strange how most of my Maine songs have been written in Colorado and some of my most western pieces (like this one) were written in Maine. I wrote this on my birthday, 1984. It's not completely historically accurate but I plead poetic license." (Dan Fogelberg)
Sutter's Mill written by Singer/Songwriters Dan Fogelberg, from "High Country Snows" album (1985) also included in "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg" 4-CD Box Set, Disc 4. He always loved traditional country/folk/bluegrass music. After a visit to the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Dan was inspired to do an album of songs he had in him for a long time....the result is a great album that has captured the heart and soul of American country music. "Sutter's Mill" is one of the best songs on the album, the song tells the story (just like the old traditional songs used to) of young James Marshall & old John Sutter discovering gold in California in the 1847~1848 and beginning the infamous gold rush. The Sutter's Mill modern reconstruction is well kept in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park @ Coloma California. Special thank Bobby for Dan's liner notes.
Sutter's Mill ~ Dan Fogelberg (Lyrics)
In the spring of Forty-seven so the story it is told
Old John Sutter went to the mill site and found a piece of shining gold
Well, he took it to the city where the word like wildfire spread
And old John Sutter soon came to wish hed left that stone in the river bed
For they came like herds of locusts...every woman, child and man
In their lumbering Conestogas they left their tracks upon the land
(Chorus)
Some would fail and some would prosper
Some would die and some would kill
Some would thank the Lord for their deliverance
And some would curse John Sutters mill
Well, they came from New York City and they came from Alabam
With their dreams of finding fortunes in this wild, unsettled land
Well, some fell prey to hostile arrows as they tried to cross the plains
And some were lost in the Rocky Mountains with their hands froze to the reins
(Chorus)
Well, some pushed on to California and others stopped to take their rest
And by the spring of Eighteen-sixty they had opened up the West
And then the railroad came behind them and the land was plowed and tamed
When Old John Sutter went to meet his maker, hed not one penny to his name
(Chorus)
And some would curse John Sutters Mill
Some mens thirsts are never filled
Dan wrote this song on his 33rd birthday in Maine, Happy Birthday Dan!
"Movie time again. Strange how most of my Maine songs have been written in Colorado and some of my most western pieces (like this one) were written in Maine. I wrote this on my birthday, 1984. It's not completely historically accurate but I plead poetic license." (Dan Fogelberg)
Sutter's Mill written by Singer/Songwriters Dan Fogelberg, from "High Country Snows" album (1985) also included in "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg" 4-CD Box Set, Disc 4. He always loved traditional country/folk/bluegrass music. After a visit to the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Dan was inspired to do an album of songs he had in him for a long time....the result is a great album that has captured the heart and soul of American country music. "Sutter's Mill" is one of the best songs on the album, the song tells the story (just like the old traditional songs used to) of young James Marshall & old John Sutter discovering gold in California in the 1847~1848 and beginning the infamous gold rush. The Sutter's Mill modern reconstruction is well kept in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park @ Coloma California. Special thank Bobby for Dan's liner notes.
Sutter's Mill ~ Dan Fogelberg (Lyrics)
In the spring of Forty-seven so the story it is told
Old John Sutter went to the mill site and found a piece of shining gold
Well, he took it to the city where the word like wildfire spread
And old John Sutter soon came to wish hed left that stone in the river bed
For they came like herds of locusts...every woman, child and man
In their lumbering Conestogas they left their tracks upon the land
(Chorus)
Some would fail and some would prosper
Some would die and some would kill
Some would thank the Lord for their deliverance
And some would curse John Sutters mill
Well, they came from New York City and they came from Alabam
With their dreams of finding fortunes in this wild, unsettled land
Well, some fell prey to hostile arrows as they tried to cross the plains
And some were lost in the Rocky Mountains with their hands froze to the reins
(Chorus)
Well, some pushed on to California and others stopped to take their rest
And by the spring of Eighteen-sixty they had opened up the West
And then the railroad came behind them and the land was plowed and tamed
When Old John Sutter went to meet his maker, hed not one penny to his name
(Chorus)
And some would curse John Sutters Mill
Some mens thirsts are never filled
This video is the first in a series that will explore the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the i...
This video is the first in a series that will explore the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the issues that affect our community today. Here, we focus on John Sutter and his impact on the Native communities of Sacramento then and now. Featured in the video are historian Albert Hurtado, author of "John Sutter: A Life on the American Frontier"; John Fraser, Capital District superintendent for California State Parks; Dahlton Brown, executive director of administration at Wilton Rancheria; Jesus Tarango, tribal chairman of Wilton Rancheria; and Nancy Jenner, curator of Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park.
The Center for Sacramento History was asked to produce this series by the City of Sacramento’s Manager’s Office. Particularly since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, we have confronted our traditional understanding of national, state, and local history. As we have done so, we have found holes in the historical narrative that leave out entire communities, realities, and perspectives. These videos are our attempt to tell a more accurate and complete story. While some might feel this is “revising” history, we disagree and believe we are bringing to light the stories of those who have been left out, so we can engage in a conversation and exploration of the past in order to help us navigate a more equitable future.
Special thanks to our Historical Advisors:
Dr. Lorena V. Márquez, Professor, Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis
Dr. Milmon Harrison, Professor of African American Studies, UC Davis
Clarence Caesar, Historian
This video is the first in a series that will explore the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the issues that affect our community today. Here, we focus on John Sutter and his impact on the Native communities of Sacramento then and now. Featured in the video are historian Albert Hurtado, author of "John Sutter: A Life on the American Frontier"; John Fraser, Capital District superintendent for California State Parks; Dahlton Brown, executive director of administration at Wilton Rancheria; Jesus Tarango, tribal chairman of Wilton Rancheria; and Nancy Jenner, curator of Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park.
The Center for Sacramento History was asked to produce this series by the City of Sacramento’s Manager’s Office. Particularly since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, we have confronted our traditional understanding of national, state, and local history. As we have done so, we have found holes in the historical narrative that leave out entire communities, realities, and perspectives. These videos are our attempt to tell a more accurate and complete story. While some might feel this is “revising” history, we disagree and believe we are bringing to light the stories of those who have been left out, so we can engage in a conversation and exploration of the past in order to help us navigate a more equitable future.
Special thanks to our Historical Advisors:
Dr. Lorena V. Márquez, Professor, Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis
Dr. Milmon Harrison, Professor of African American Studies, UC Davis
Clarence Caesar, Historian
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Sutter's Mill · Dan Fogelberg
Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997
℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
R...
Provided to YouTube by Epic/Legacy
Sutter's Mill · Dan Fogelberg
Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997
℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Released on: 1997-05-29
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Banjo: Herb Pedersen
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Emory Gordy Jr.
Fiddle: Jim Buchanan
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Producer: Marty Lewis
Unknown: Joy Gilbert
Unknown: Nancy Donald
A& R Coordinator: Patti Matheny
Engineer: Frank Wolf
Mastering Engineer: Don Murray
Mastering Engineer: Wally Traugot
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Epic/Legacy
Sutter's Mill · Dan Fogelberg
Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997
℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Released on: 1997-05-29
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Banjo: Herb Pedersen
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Emory Gordy Jr.
Fiddle: Jim Buchanan
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Producer: Marty Lewis
Unknown: Joy Gilbert
Unknown: Nancy Donald
A& R Coordinator: Patti Matheny
Engineer: Frank Wolf
Mastering Engineer: Don Murray
Mastering Engineer: Wally Traugot
Auto-generated by YouTube.
A documentary film produced with fellow student John Cunningham that documents the life of John Augustus Sutter, especially concerning his exploitation of California Indian Tribes.
Dan wrote this song on his 33rd birthday in Maine, Happy Birthday Dan!
"Movie time again. Strange how most of my Maine songs have been written in Colorado and some of my most western pieces (like this one) were written in Maine. I wrote this on my birthday, 1984. It's not completely historically accurate but I plead poetic license." (Dan Fogelberg)
Sutter's Mill written by Singer/Songwriters Dan Fogelberg, from "High Country Snows" album (1985) also included in "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg" 4-CD Box Set, Disc 4. He always loved traditional country/folk/bluegrass music. After a visit to the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Dan was inspired to do an album of songs he had in him for a long time....the result is a great album that has captured the heart and soul of American country music. "Sutter's Mill" is one of the best songs on the album, the song tells the story (just like the old traditional songs used to) of young James Marshall & old John Sutter discovering gold in California in the 1847~1848 and beginning the infamous gold rush. The Sutter's Mill modern reconstruction is well kept in Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park @ Coloma California. Special thank Bobby for Dan's liner notes.
Sutter's Mill ~ Dan Fogelberg (Lyrics)
In the spring of Forty-seven so the story it is told
Old John Sutter went to the mill site and found a piece of shining gold
Well, he took it to the city where the word like wildfire spread
And old John Sutter soon came to wish hed left that stone in the river bed
For they came like herds of locusts...every woman, child and man
In their lumbering Conestogas they left their tracks upon the land
(Chorus)
Some would fail and some would prosper
Some would die and some would kill
Some would thank the Lord for their deliverance
And some would curse John Sutters mill
Well, they came from New York City and they came from Alabam
With their dreams of finding fortunes in this wild, unsettled land
Well, some fell prey to hostile arrows as they tried to cross the plains
And some were lost in the Rocky Mountains with their hands froze to the reins
(Chorus)
Well, some pushed on to California and others stopped to take their rest
And by the spring of Eighteen-sixty they had opened up the West
And then the railroad came behind them and the land was plowed and tamed
When Old John Sutter went to meet his maker, hed not one penny to his name
(Chorus)
And some would curse John Sutters Mill
Some mens thirsts are never filled
This video is the first in a series that will explore the history of systemic racism in the Sacramento region in order to provide a historical context for the issues that affect our community today. Here, we focus on John Sutter and his impact on the Native communities of Sacramento then and now. Featured in the video are historian Albert Hurtado, author of "John Sutter: A Life on the American Frontier"; John Fraser, Capital District superintendent for California State Parks; Dahlton Brown, executive director of administration at Wilton Rancheria; Jesus Tarango, tribal chairman of Wilton Rancheria; and Nancy Jenner, curator of Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park.
The Center for Sacramento History was asked to produce this series by the City of Sacramento’s Manager’s Office. Particularly since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, we have confronted our traditional understanding of national, state, and local history. As we have done so, we have found holes in the historical narrative that leave out entire communities, realities, and perspectives. These videos are our attempt to tell a more accurate and complete story. While some might feel this is “revising” history, we disagree and believe we are bringing to light the stories of those who have been left out, so we can engage in a conversation and exploration of the past in order to help us navigate a more equitable future.
Special thanks to our Historical Advisors:
Dr. Lorena V. Márquez, Professor, Department of Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis
Dr. Milmon Harrison, Professor of African American Studies, UC Davis
Clarence Caesar, Historian
Provided to YouTube by Epic/Legacy
Sutter's Mill · Dan Fogelberg
Portrait: The Music Of Dan Fogelberg From 1972-1997
℗ 1985 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Released on: 1997-05-29
Dobro: Jerry Douglas
Banjo: Herb Pedersen
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Bass: Emory Gordy Jr.
Fiddle: Jim Buchanan
Harmonica: Charlie McCoy
Producer: Marty Lewis
Unknown: Joy Gilbert
Unknown: Nancy Donald
A& R Coordinator: Patti Matheny
Engineer: Frank Wolf
Mastering Engineer: Don Murray
Mastering Engineer: Wally Traugot
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Johann Augustus Sutter (February 15, 1803– June 18, 1880) was a German-born Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital. Although famous throughout California for his association with the Gold Rush, Sutter saw his business ventures fail while those of his elder son, John Augustus Sutter, Jr., were more successful.
Biography
Early years
John Augustus Sutter was born Johann August Suter on February 15, 1803 in Kandern,Baden, Germany, and his father came from the nearby town of Rünenberg in Switzerland.
Johann went to school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and later joined the Swiss army, eventually becoming captain of the artillery. At age 23, Johann married Annette Dübold, the daughter of a rich widow. He operated a store but he was more interested in spending money than making it. Because of family and mounting debts, Johann faced charges that would have him placed in jail. So he decided to dodge trial and ventured to America; he styled his name to Captain John Augustus Sutter.
John Bolduc signed his written decision to fire Sutter for sharing "law enforcement sensitive" information with an Omaha TV reporter about a visit to Iowa by then-President Donald Trump in 2019 and a ...
Kings fired Terry Murray with the team at 13-12-4, went 2-2 under interim John Stevens, then brought in Darryl Sutter, who had been out of the game for five years. The Kings went 25-13-11 under Sutter, ...
Sutter, 62, one of six brothers to play in the NHL, becomes the first inductee into the Islanders’ Hall of Fame since John Tonelli and Butch Goring were honored in 2020 ... In all, Sutter had 363 goals and 466 assists in 1,111 regular season games.
IHSA football. 2024 first-round playoff games to watch around Peoria, Illinois...Games are either Friday or Saturday ... Friday ... However, four-star recruit Mack Sutter, QB JohnBargen and RB JacksonOldham have a chance to play spoiler in the lower bracket.
“What pisses me off, what hurts the most, is that John Landgraf and Dana Walden sat across from me and cited a summary of a slanted truth formulated by lawyers and clerks,” Sutter wrote at the time.
All games are Friday unless noted ...The Eagles flexed their offensive muscle last week, scoring 38 points and getting TDs from Joe Weeks, Mack Sutter, JacksonOldham and Josh Diefenthaler. Dunlap QB JohnBargen continues to be sharp under center ... St ... St.
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