When was elk grove ca established

Next was the organization of the Elk Grove Board of Trade in They tackled community issues such as electric lights, parks, a fire truck, and the installation of a macadam road from the town to Upper Stockton Road. One of the tasks they assigned was turning the new street lights on and off each day. Then the cultivation of nuts, so far as it has been carried on, has proven to be very profitable.

Almonds, walnuts, and pecans do exceedingly well. No better walnuts are grown anywhere than are being produced in this vicinity. The growing of grapes here has long since passed the experimental stage as they have been grown in large quantities for several years past. Most of the popular varieties of wine grapes do exceedingly well here.

The best Tokay grapes in the world are grown right here around Elk Grove and are shipped out in enormous quantities each year. Probably the most reliable and substantial product that is produced here is alfalfa. The principal crops grown in the area are hops, beans, corn, alfalfa and grain. DaRoza; Bank of Elk Grove; the Macy Block; two blacksmith shops and three general merchandise stores; and the new Gunther tract of housing.

The event offers great food, lively entertainment, a Saturday parade, car show, carnival, art show and variety of vendors selling everything from crafts to food. Approximately 25, people attend this popular community event. View more details. An annual Fourth of July family affair sponsored by the City of Elk Grove featuring spectacular fireworks displays celebrating the birth of our nation.

In late July each year, guest travel to Elk Grove Regional Park to enjoy an evening of music and dancing to the music of Johann Strauss come alive through performances by costumed dancers, actors and a professional symphonic to orchestra. More than 8, participants attend the popular event, which features ethnic foods, entertainment, music and art shows representing Elk Grove's diverse community.

Each September, the community comes together to celebrate all Elk Grove has to offer while supporting the Elk Grove Community Foundation. The event features local businesses and the finest food and wine available in the Elk Grove area. Presented by Cosumnes CSD, this event is a hometown fall festival, with crafts, food and fun for the entire family. In , it also became the official California weigh-off site for a national Giant Pumpkin contest.

Old Town Elk Grove hosts an old-fashioned street fair featuring local retailers, craft vendors and a Festival of Lights Parade located in the historic section of Elk Grove. Elk Grove residents have the best medical providers located in their community. In addition, we have two great historical markers to note great progress in education that took place there, and both were first in California! We had the first union free high school in and the first free county library branch in Although the Elk Grove Stage Stop goes back to and it gave us our name, the town of Elk Grove started on the Kerr property a few years later in when the railroad came through.

It did not take long for business men to recognize the potential that the railroad would bring to the area, and Elk Grove has never been the same. Our main street had two names to the east. And, to the north, as we still call it today, was Elk Grove-Florin Road. Central Pacific built a railroad depot on the east side of the tracks, south of today's Main Street.

Little did the railroad folks, the Kerr brothers, or the first business folks know that a great city would rise from their efforts of so long ago. It took a while, but finally in the year , the city of Elk Grove was born, years after the railroad came through. The Cox Brothers opened a store in the railroad depot in the new site of Elk Grove, and that was all it took to get things moving.

By , even the post office had moved over to the new location. It was Julius Everson, a farmer, who was the first to really recognize the potential of Elk Grove as a center for the farming community. Situated as it was in the midst of a growing agricultural industry, and with the great potential of the railroad to fuel that growth, Everson realized the possibilities of business success.

There was only one problem. Everson had no capital to start a business. This did not however stop him; he formed a building association, and his plan quickly became successful. Stroll the streets of Elk Grove and you may come across one of the 20 art displays around the city.

Explore bronze sculptures of eagles, horses, elk and more with the help of this interactive map. Elk Grove is also known for our large community artistic talent. From live theater to musical performances, art shows take place almost every weekend here. You can check out the calendar of events here. Elk Grove is home to the first comprehensive large-scale rain garden in California.