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Sacramento Valley Museum, Williams, CA
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Sacramento Valley Museum

A regional history museum in a former 1911 high school building in Williams, California, showing artifacts, textiles, and documents from the Sacramento Valley.

1491 E Street / P. O. Box 1437 Williams, CA 95987 · Williams, CA

About Sacramento Valley Museum

The museum collects and displays the history of the Sacramento Valley, with artifacts, textiles, quilts, manuscripts, and vintage newspapers focused on the mid 1800s through the mid 1900s. It occupies a 1911 building that once housed Williams Union High School and later became a museum through the work of local volunteers. Visitors can explore multiple exhibit rooms, and group or private tours can be arranged by appointment.

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  • #Colusa County

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