Ep. 9 – A Capital Capitol

The Camelcast

English - November 06, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB
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In the ninth episode of the COVID Quarantine Camelcast, Executive Director Elizabeth d'Huart and Museum Research Historian Dr. Jim Lessenger discuss Benicia's brief time as the state capital, the reasons why the seat of government moved to Sacramento, and the capitol building they left behind.

Jim Lessenger is a physician by profession and an historian by hobby. The author of The Benicia State Capitol, published in 2019 by Arcadia Publishing, Jim has long been fascinated by California history, and Benicia has enough history and stories to fill a shelf of books.

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