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Courtland and Freeport
On the Sacramento River, California
Courtland and Freeport are historic small towns perched on the Sacramento River left bank levee. Freeport was founded as the terminus of a short line railroad designed to bypass tolls at the port of Sacramento, which made it a "free" port.
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 | Railroad tracks on the Sacramento River levee at Freeport Tracks still follow the Sacramento River levee as far as Freeport. They date from 1862 when the town flourished briefly as an alternative port to Sacramento.Freeport, California Date photographed: July 7, 2016 | |
 | Floating dock on the Sacramento River at Freeport Every town along the Sacramento River has a floating landing dock which rises and falls with river level. Once used to ship agricultural porducts on steamboats, the docks are now mostly for pleasure craft.Freeport, California Date photographed: July 7, 2016 | |
 | Buildings on the levee at Courtland Like many towns along the lower Sacramento River, Courtland has a commercial row facing the highway on top of the levee. Looking behind one sees that they have been built on pilings rising from the main town level thirty feet below.Courtland, California Date photographed: July 7, 2016 | |
 | The Courtland Bank Building The Bank of Courtland building seems too large and important for this town, which has never had more than 300 people.Courtland, California Date photographed: July 7, 2016 | |
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