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    Elk Grove
    Elk Grove
    Elk Grove
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    Elk Grove

    By Elizabeth Pinkerson

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    Elk Grove s roots go back to 1850, when the community consisted of only a stage-stop hotel. In 1876, this small farm town in the shadow of Sacramento became a crossroads along the new railroad tracks. As the railroad era progressed, it brought significant changes to Elk Grove fields were transformed into orchards, vineyards, and eventually, residential developments. But Elk Grove remained just a part of southern Sacramento County until citizens prevailed in their attempt to establish cityhood. The city was formally incorporated on July 1, 2000, with 72,665 residents and, by 2006, had grown remarkably to exceed 130,874.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateFeb 21, 2007
    ISBN9781439614594
    Elk Grove
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    Elizabeth Pinkerson

    In this new volume, Elizabeth Pinkerton illustrates the story of this unique city in vintage images�from the Miwok Indians to the early pioneers, from the gold seekers to the farmers who changed fields of wildflowers into fields of wheat. Today�s Elk Grove continues to grow and prosper, and this engaging retrospective takes readers from the past to the present as it portrays the foundation of Elk Grove�s future.

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      ELK GROVE FROM STAGE STOP TO CITY

      This is the sign that introduced people to Elk Grove long before it became a city. At some time in the late 1950s, two signs were created by a group of local residents and businessmen and placed at the main entry points to Elk Grove. One marked the entrance to Elk Grove from today’s Highway 99 on the south side of what is now Elk Grove Boulevard by the cemetery. The other sign was on Elk Grove-Florin Road, south of today’s Bond Road on the west just before the creek and the California Fish Hatchery. The reference is to the Elk Grove High School slogan of the Thundering Herd and perhaps to all the cattle that once filled the Elk Grove fields. But the message is as true today as it was a half-century ago, for the people who live in Elk Grove continue to be both contented and progressive.

      Elk Grove became a city on July 1, 2000. It took several years of community effort to incorporate, and when the decision went to a vote by citizens, cityhood became a reality. The official action to create a common-law city took place in the board room of the Elk Grove Unified School District on Elk Grove-Florin Road. Judge James P. Henke officiated as five new council members took their oaths of office. Sophia Scherman is pictured here watching as Judge Henke administers the oath of office to James Cooper, the first mayor of the City of Elk Grove. Other council members in addition to Scherman were Michael Leary, Richard Soares, and Daniel Briggs. Elk Grove was the first new city of the 21st century in California. The city nearly doubled its population in its first six years and is now over 130,000. (Courtesy of City of Elk Grove.)

      Starting a new city and breaking the long ties to the County of Sacramento were complex proceedings for the new city council. Council members are elected at large but from five specific neighborhoods that are each represented by one council member. Pictured here from left to right are Michael Leary, Daniel Briggs, James Cooper, Sophia Scherman, and Richard Soares. (Courtesy of City of Elk Grove.)

      This building, Elk Grove City Hall, and two others in the same area, located just west of Highway 99 and south of Laguna Boulevard, house the city staff and the various departments. Meetings of the Elk Grove City Council are held twice a month and are well attended by citizens as there is a great amount of community involvement in the new city. (Courtesy of City of Elk Grove.)

      The Elk Grove Historical Society emerged from the Elk Grove Bicentennial Commission of 1975–1976. Citizens across America were encouraged at the time to identify community historical projects to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the United States of America as an independent nation. This photograph was taken at the grand opening of the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop.

      The Bicentennial Commission selected Carl Amundson and Anabel Gage as its leaders and the Rhoads School as a project. The 1872 school, named for John P. Rhoads, a rescuer of the stranded Donner Party of 1847, was moved from Sloughhouse Road to Elk Grove Park. Repaired and refurbished, Rhoads School is a gleaming jewel open to school and community groups. Elk Grove Historical Society volunteers manage and run the programs.

      In the 1980s, the Elk Grove Historical Society took on the task of rebuilding the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop of 1850. The building had been torn down in 1957 when Highway 99 was created as part of the nationwide freeway system. Beautifully reconstructed and restored, the stage stop serves as a museum for the community in Elk Grove Park. (Courtesy of Tom

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