{"id":722,"date":"2026-06-30T20:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/?post_type=locations&#038;p=722"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:12:09","slug":"meridian","status":"publish","type":"locations","link":"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/locations\/meridian\/","title":{"rendered":"Meridian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"intro\" class=\"wp-block-group introSection is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<svg>\n\t  <use xlink:href=\"#divider\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meridian was founded in 1852 by Lewis O\u2019Neill, who built a crude cabin to the south of what is now Main Street. In 1857, John F. Fouts came to Meridian and started a ferry over the Sacramento River in 1860. In 1862, the settlement became known as Fout\u2019s Ferry. The growing town was renamed Meridian, being barely one-fourth mile from the Meridian Line of the U. S. Survey of California, which stretches from the Mt. Diablo baseline through the Sacramento Valley. In 1879, there were 120 residents of the town, which was a regular stop for the stage and mail pick-up station between Marysville and Colusa. Meridian was also the center for riverboats to load and unload cargo for the rich farming area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"poi\" class=\"wp-block-group poiSection is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<svg>\n\t  <use xlink:href=\"#divider\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading sectionTitle\">Historic Points of Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-resources\">\n<li>The <strong>Meridian Cemetery<\/strong> at Kilgore and Meridian Roads is divided by Meridian Road with burials on both sides.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/cemeteries\/cemetery\/meridian-cemetery\/\">A full index of the Meridian Cemetery is available here.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Meridian Grammar School\u2019s<\/strong> brick schoolhouse was built in 1875 and has been demolished from its original location near Highway 20\/Meridian Road. However, the cement horse dismount platform with stairs and two cement hitching posts remain in front of the present Elementary School building at 15898 Central Street.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/2000s\/2006oct?pdfpage=6\">Learn more about the history of Meridian School here on page 4.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Sacramento Northern<\/strong> <strong>Railroad Station<\/strong>, originally the Northern Electric, is made of river stone and located to the west of the railroad tracks at the east approach to the old auto-railroad bridge over the Sacramento River. It was located on the corner of Third and Bridge Streets. The station is now a private residence. Both Live Oak and Pleasant Grove had nearly identical stations to Meridian\u2019s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-group resourcesSection is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<svg>\n\t  <use xlink:href=\"#divider\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading sectionTitle\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about the history of the town of Meridian, check out these articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-resources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1970s\/1979oct\/?pdfpage=11\">Early Day History of Meridian by Ethel Albertson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1995apr\/?pdfpage=20\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1960s\/1964jan\/?pdfpage=3\">Early History of Meridian, Sutter County by Ida E. Doty<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/2000s\/2006oct\/?pdfpage=6\">A History of the Meridian School by Lou Eichler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1997apr\/?pdfpage=13\">Some Side Lights on the History of Meridian School by C. E. Reische<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1997apr\/?pdfpage=18\">Remembering Meridian by Jim Rickert<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1997apr\/?pdfpage=22\">History of Meridian Dates to Days of Early Pioneers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1998apr\/?pdfpage=24\">Old Meridian Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meridian was founded in 1852 by Lewis O\u2019Neill, who built a crude cabin to the south of what is now Main Street. In 1857, John F. Fouts came to Meridian and started a ferry over the Sacramento River in 1860. In 1862, the settlement became known as Fout\u2019s Ferry. 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