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About Elizabeth Pinkerton This park’s namesake is a distinguished educator at the local, state and national levels. She became an esteemed leader in the Elk Grove community through her dedication as a wife, mother, mentor, author and local newspaper columnist. Elizabeth’s leadership in community and local history led to her involvement “Elk Grove lies in the shadow of California’s capital, with several community projects, including History happened here the relocation of the Rhoads Schoolhouse to but rich history is also right here in our own back yards.” Elk Grove Park, construction of the Elk Grove —Elizabeth Pinkerton Hotel and Stage Stop, and formation of the Elk Grove Historical Society. She was named Elk Grove’s “Citizen of the Year” in 1981. Elizabeth Pinkerton was a teacher and administrator in the Elk Grove Unified School District (Elk Grove Elementary, Joseph Kerr, James McKee, James Rutter, and Elk Grove High School) from 1962 to 2002. She also The Rhoads School in Sloughhouse was served as a district director of state and federal built in 1872 by pioneer families and was programs and was president of California and named for John P. Rhoads, one of the national education associations. rescuers of the Donner Party and a Elizabeth began writing a local history column leader in the growing community. The for the Elk Grove Citizen in 1980 and has construction was financed by public also written and published three books on Historic county subscriptions, cake and pickle sales, and local history. map showing land a benefit ball. Today, the restored school ownership of this sits in the middle of Elk Grove Regional area in the early Park and provides students with a 20th Century. This living history program of what school site is highlighted days were like in the late 1800s. in section 27. 1800s 1840s 1850 1860s-1900s 1975 2000 The Miwok Indians The route from Sutter’s Elk Grove Hotel & Stage Stop The Central Pacific Rail- 1893 – Elk Grove Elk Grove community Elk Grove becomes “The gold miners were the first Fort to the Mexican was built by James Hall in 1850 road came through the has first rural high members moved a city. became the farmers– people to live capital of California on the historic Monterey Trail. He area in 1868. Agriculture school in California the Rhoads School along the creeks at Monterey was the named it after the local tule elk began to diversify with 1906 – Elk Grove building to Elk Grove raising cattle at first… and rivers of Monterey Trail, later and the grove of oak trees. The orchards and vineyards is home to the first Park to preserve it Elk Grove and called Upper Stockton building stood for 107 years until and later, strawberries free rural library as a living history it was torn down for a Highway then wheat and fruit.” south Sacramento Road and known today and grapes farmed branch in California program for students. For more information, please visit as Highway 99. Murphy’s 99 expansion project. A replica by Japanese families 1935 – Elk Grove County. They This project resulted www.lagunacreek.org relied on the many Corral was located near was built in the 1980s and serves such as the family Park establishes in the formation varieties of oak Grant Line Road and the as the Elk Grove Historical of Mary Tsukamoto first rural park dis- of the Elk Grove trees in the area. Cosumnes River. Society’s museum. pictured above. trict in California. Historical Society. .