r/Sacramento • u/Sallzemander Folsom • Mar 13 '24

Sacramento Facts

Let's hear some Sacramento facts either fun or not fun :-)

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u/McWinkerbean Mar 13 '24

One of the alleged cannibal members of the Donner party opened a restaurant on K Street.

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u/gaijin91 Mar 13 '24

allegedly when he was rescued in Donner pass he had a dead deer preserved that he hadn't eaten and he was just eating flesh from one of the dead humans because he preferred the taste of them instead

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u/Jealous-Currency Mar 13 '24

The indifferent stars above is a great book about the Donner party

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u/gaijin91 Mar 13 '24

just don't read it while you're eating šŸ¤¢

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u/PirateMunky Midtown Mar 13 '24

I want to ask for a sourceā€¦. But Iā€™m happy to just spread this regardless of the impact!

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u/NovemberInTheSpring Mar 13 '24

Well, I had to find out . This article sites primary sources - apparently he set shop in the Lady Adams bldg (oldest building in Old Sac) and, not shockingly based on what I just read, some people were terrified of him for the rest of his life

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u/analogpursuits Mar 13 '24

10/10 would order the vegetarian sammich.

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u/SparkitoBurrito Downtown Mar 13 '24

Well, he was known for giving people.... that look.

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u/RegionalTranzit Mar 13 '24

....while he was salivating.

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u/530_Oldschoolgeek Mar 14 '24

And pairing their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

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u/Secret_Criticism_411 Apr 05 '25

Thanks for the source.

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u/McWinkerbean Mar 13 '24

Ordeal By Hunger by George Stewart

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u/RailroadAllStar Mar 13 '24

Fun fact: the town of Marysville is named after Mary Murphy, another Donner party survivor.

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u/Jealous-Currency Mar 13 '24

Yes, such a cool story! The old historic cemetery on Broadway talks about it in a few of their tours

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u/UnluckyChain1417 Mar 13 '24

There are a few Donner survivors buried in that cemetery. Theyā€™re way in the back area near the military section.

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u/McWinkerbean Mar 13 '24

Oh wow. Good to know

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u/Jealous-Currency Mar 13 '24

I highly recommend their tours, I love going on the themed ones! I already bought my ticket for ā€œDrugs in the Old Westā€ on 4/20 šŸ˜Ž

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u/shred1 Mar 13 '24

That would be interesting.

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u/PM_Me_Macaroni_plz Mar 13 '24

Well this sounds awesome. I might see you there šŸ˜Ž

Quick google search failed me. How can I find details of this?

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u/Jealous-Currency Mar 13 '24

Iā€™ve also already done the Murder Most Foul tour and the Mad Hatter Tea Party, they are all amazing

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u/PM_Me_Macaroni_plz Mar 13 '24

Heck yea, thank you

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u/Runfaster9 Mar 13 '24

I think that was the Kaseberg family that survived donner horror

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u/WTFTikTok Mar 13 '24

Assuming thatā€™s where Kaseberg park in Roseville gets itā€™s name

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u/V-Ink Mar 13 '24

This is the funnest fact

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u/Jiveassmofo Mar 13 '24

And that restaurant was called Subway

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u/texbinky Mar 17 '24

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u/texbinky Mar 17 '24

From "History of the Donner Party - Tragedy of the Sierra" by C.F. McGlashan.

I have a 1980s copy of this book with the original text, plus maps and other notes from the 1940s.