8/14/2013
Landmark information
- Location:
9125 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/12/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/14/2013 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 24.543, W 121 21.685
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of the First County Free Library Branch in California
In 1908 Elk Grove acquired through the efforts of Miss Harriet G. Eddy, then principal of Elk Grove Union High School, the first county free library branch in California. Subsequently California's county free library branch system has become the most outstanding in America.