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Old Elk Grove “Just West of This Point” Plaque

Located at 38° 23.774′ N, 121° 22.768′ W. Marker is in Elk Grove, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is on East Stockton Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at the entrance to the parking area for the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop Museum, adjacent to the west entrance to the Elk Grove Community Park.

OLD ELK GROVE 

“JUST WEST OF THIS POINT”

STARTED AT JAMES HALL’S HOTEL IN 1860 (AN OUTSTANDING BRICK BUILDING DESTROYED BY THE FREEWAY) ON UPPER STOCKTON ROAD AND MOVED A MILE NORTH TO JAMES BUSHNER’S RANCH A FEW YEARS LATER. THE TOWN MOVED TO ITS PRESENT SITE ON THE RAILROAD IN THE 1870’S.

NEW HELVETIA CHAPTER NO 5, E CLAMPUS VITUS
MARCH 9, 1968

( LOCATED WEST SIDE OF ELK GROVE PARK IN MUSEUM PARKING LOT)