John Sutter was one of the Swiss pioneers who was associated with the California Gold Rush in the 19th century. For a brief amount of time, Sacremento, the Californian city was briefly named as New Helvetia.
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Matter-of-Fact of the week #55:
In the name Vierwaldstatter See also known as the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons, the four forest cantons are Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Lucerne. The first three are the original cantons of the first Swiss federation. Unterwalden is divided into Obwalden and Nidwalden.
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