Elk Grove in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
James Hall
Elk Grove House
— Founder of Elk Grove —
Photographed By Erik Christeson, September 9, 2021
1. James Hall Marker
Inscription.
James Hall. Elk Grove House. James W. Hall, his wife Sarah, sons John, Henry, Thomas, William, and daughter Anne, traveled west from McHenry County, Illinois to Hangtown (now Placerville) with the Upper Mississippi Ox Company. After traveling over 2000 miles, they arrived around September 9, 1850, the day that California was admitted to the Union. From Hangtown, the Hall family chose to settle fifteen miles below the city of Sacramento. Here they built a tavern and named it “Elk Grove House”, which became a stage stop between Sutter’s Fort and Monterey. On May 13, 1854, James Hall was appointed postmaster of the Elk Grove post office. Like so many pioneers coming to California seeking gold, he and his family helped the infant state of California to develop and prosper.
James W. Hall, his wife Sarah, sons John, Henry, Thomas, William, and daughter Anne, traveled west from McHenry County, Illinois to Hangtown (now Placerville) with the Upper Mississippi Ox Company. After traveling over 2000 miles, they arrived around September 9, 1850, the day that California was admitted to the Union. From Hangtown, the Hall family chose to settle fifteen miles below the city of Sacramento. Here they built a tavern and named it “Elk Grove House”, which became a stage stop between Sutter’s Fort and Monterey. On May 13, 1854, James Hall was appointed postmaster of the Elk Grove post office. Like so many pioneers coming to California seeking gold, he and his family helped the infant state of California to develop and prosper.
Erected 2021 by Native Sons of the Golden West. (Marker Number 145-2.)
Location. 38° 23.805′ N, 121° 22.799′ W. Marker is in Elk Grove, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is on East Stockton Boulevard, 0.4 miles south of Valley Oak Lane, on the right when traveling north
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. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9941 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove CA 95624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The marker is on the front of Elk Grove House which is within, and at the north end of, the Elk Grove Regional Park.
Photographed By Erik Christeson, September 9, 2021
2. Elk Grove House
The marker is between the windows to the right of the front door (behind the Bear Flag).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2023, by James King of San Miguel, California. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2023, by James King of San Miguel, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.