Tuesday, February 24, 2015

American River Grange Hall - Rancho Cordova, California



DATE VISITED: 02/22/2015

HISTORICAL SITE:  American River Grange Hall

LOCATION: 2720 Kilgore Rd., Rancho Cordova, Sacramento Co., CA

MARKER #: 1996001079
 

Certification: October 10, 1996

"American River Grange #172
Organized March 1874
Dedicated October 1882

Marker Placed By: Native Daughters of the Golden West, San Juan Parlor #315, Rededicated 5-15-98"
 
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS: As I was taking pictures of the Hall, I realized I had no idea what it was used for and noted that on FaceBook.  And just like that, information is posted...Thank you Dirk and Charley.  I have since found out that the "Order of Patrons of Husbandry" called their meeting sites "Granges" which according to Webster's dictionary is a farmhouse with outbuildings.  It was started after the Civil War with an idea of bringing southern and northern farmers together with a common goal of economic relief and growth by banding together. 


The halls were used as a way to gather and share information. The American River Grange was incorporated in January 1873 although the farming community met at the Pony Express Fifteen Mile House until the Grange Hall was built in 1882 and has been in continuous use since then.  It was even rededicated in 1998 and is currently being used by the Masons and Veterans of Foreign Wars.



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