{"id":725,"date":"2026-06-30T20:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/?post_type=locations&#038;p=725"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:14:00","slug":"nicolaus","status":"publish","type":"locations","link":"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/locations\/nicolaus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolaus"},"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\">The town of Nicolaus, founded in the late 1840s by Nicolaus Allgeier, a fur trapper, is east of the Nicolaus Bridge. One of the earliest towns in Sutter County, it served as county seat from 1852 to 1856. The Nicolaus Ferry across the Feather River was started in 1843 to connect Sutter\u2019s Fort (now Sacramento) with Sutter\u2019s Hock Farm. The original \u201cferry\u201d was rowed by Nisenan.<\/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><strong>Sam Brannan\u2019s \u201cWhite House\u201d<\/strong> once stood to the north of the Nicolaus Bridge, opposite the town of Nicolaus. The home was located on two square miles of land sold to him by John Sutter in 1849. The house had eight rooms, each with a fireplace, and a winding staircase in the one-and-one-half-story structure. It was the scene of gala parties for people from San Francisco who arrived by riverboat. Last owned by Charles Tweedy of Dingville, it was moved from its original site, sold again, and torn down. The lumber used for the \u201cWhite House\u201d was shipped around the horn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The original <strong>St. Boniface Catholic Church<\/strong> at 1028 Marcum Road was dedicated in 1869. Prior to that, services were first held at the local school. From 1869 until 1945, this was the sole Catholic Church in Sutter County. The current church building was dedicated in 1952.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Nicolaus Cemetery<\/strong> is on Marcum Road.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/cemeteries\/cemetery\/nicolaus-cemetery\/\">A full index of the Nicolaus Cemetery is available here.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The concrete <strong>Watering Trough<\/strong> at the corner of Nicolaus and Pacific Avenues is engraved with names of businesses in the area who helped pay for its costs. It was built circa 1910. The trough, while it may be seen from the road, is on private property and not accessible to the public. This trough is similar to the one on Butte House Road in Sutter.<\/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 Nicolaus, 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\/1972apr\/?pdfpage=4\">A History of Nicolaus by Mary Carlin Mulvany<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/1990s\/1994oct\/?pdfpage=11\">Growing up in Nicolaus by Ken Engasser<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/2000s\/2006jul\/?pdfpage=11\">Uncle Phil Building Early Nicolaus by Carol Withington<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suttercountymuseum.org\/resources\/bulletins\/2000s\/2005jul\/?pdfpage=19\">One Hundred Years of Nicolaus Lodge by Philip O. 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