History of the Sacramento cannery industry

Sacramento, California, United States, has been an important location in the history of canning thanks to its situation on the intersection of major transportation routes and proximity to large fertile growing areas. Sacramento’s canning industry has prepared a large variety of agricultural products but is best known for canned tomatoes, earning Sacramento the nickname "The Big Tomato." == Salmon Packing == During the Gold Rush era, agriculture was not well established in California, with most food being imported from overseas.

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