Rhoads School District - Elk Grove, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 23.792 W 121° 22.434
10S E 641999 N 4251065
A former school at Elk Grove Regional Park.
Waymark Code: WMZ3YD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2018
Views: 2
From a plaque at a site: "Rhoads School completed 1872. Located on the west side of Sheldon Road, now called Sloughhouse Road two miles south of Jackson Road. Replaced first Rhoads School located north side, near levee of Cosumnes River next to Rhoads south west property line. School authorized by Jared Dixon Sheldon to provide schooling for area children. Said to named for John Pierce Rhoads, member of Donner Rescue parties. Ceased operation 1867 for reasons unknown. Funds and students transferred to Union School next district south during the interim. New school funds raised by subscription within district. Operated until June 1949 when Rhoads, Michigan Bar, Stonehouse and Wilson districts combined to form Cosumnes River Union School District. Moved to present site, May 19, 1976."
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
9941 East Stockton Boulevard
Elk Grove, CA USA
USA
Year the school first opened.: Not listed
Year the school closed.: Not listed
Web Address (if available): Not listed
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed
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