print email comment close California Admission Day September 9, 1850 URL: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23856 Description: Brief historical background about how California became a part of the U.S. in 1850. Also includes material about how Sacramento became the state capital (following San Jose, Vallejo, and Benicia), and an image and description of the state seal. From the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Publisher: California Department of Parks and Recreation Extra Keywords California State Parks LII Database Information: Record 22465 created by Maria Brandt on 08/28/2006 Last modification on 08/28/2006 Published: 08/30/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22465