books.google.com - 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...http://books.google.com/books/about/Elk_Grove.html?id=lC9cm66s3AsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareElk Grove
