シルバン・コーナーズのマーカーとモニュメント
サクラメントから来ると、シトラスハイツのシルバン・コーナーズで、リンカーン・ハイウェイ（オーバーン大通り）はここで曲がって、ローズビル方面に向かう。この交差点には、ハイウェイ40とリンカーン・ハイウェイのシンボルを掲げたモニュメントが立てられている。
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| シルバン・コーナーズ シトラスハイツ市 |
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| リンカーン・ハイウェイのマーク |
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| ハイウェイ40のマーク |
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| ランチョ・デル・サン・ファン |
Rancho del San Juan
In 1844 this area all the way south to the American River, was part of a 19,982-acre land grant from Mexico called Rancho del San Juan. By 1851 a small number of ranchers lived here, raising cattle and farming grains. During this same period, the Sylvan area came into existence when the Center Township was established by the Court of Sessions.
By 1860 people gave this immediate area of Center Township a new name, Sylvan District. About 1910 real estate developer Walter E. Trainor began to subdivide Sylvan District into ten-acre parcels and renamed the area Citrus Heights to entice investors from eastern U.S
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| 初期の農場経営 |
Early Farming
Joseph Gray, one of the first settlers in Center Township, established his ranch in 1853 along Auburn Road and lived in the 14-Mile Road House. Mr. Gray is said to have been the first farmer to grow grapes and grain in Sacramento County.
Before planting any crops, farmers had to clear the land of many large and small oak trees. They harvested the trees and sold the wood to residents and the railroad.
The farmers worked very long days. They walked behind single plows pulled by oxen, preparing the fields for planting. Wheat was grown and sold to Sacramento flouring mills. Hay, oats and barley were also grown and used to feed the farmer's livestock. Farming was the primary livelihood through 1900.
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| シルバン・コーナーズ |
Sylvan Corners
Prior to 1849 very few people traveled through the area now known as Citrus Heights. The discovery of gold changed the travel pattern when a new road was built to connect Sacramento to Auburn, along Auburn Blvd. and Old Auburn Road passing through Sylvan Corners. From early spring to late fall heavily loaded freight wagons bumped over this dusty, uneven road on their way to the gold rush camps.
Around 1860 W.A. Thomas gave five acres of land on this corner for the first school site in Center Township. He named the school Sylvan because the land was covered with oak trees. Soon the name Sylvan would be used for the entire area.
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| ハイウェイ40 |
Highway 40
Farmers in the Sylvan District traveled along narrow dusty roads until the early 1900s. In 1913 the first transcontinental road, the Lincoln Highway, was built. It passed through Sylvan Corners using Auburn Blvd. The Lincoln Highway stretched from New York City to San Francisco.
The second transcontinental road was US 40 which was designated in 1926. In California US 40 used the same roads as the Lincoln Highway. US 40 traversed from Atlantic City, N.J. to San Francisco. In 1964 US 40 was decommissioned in California and I 80 became part of the federal highway system. Remaining segments of US 40 can be found throughout California most notably along Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento, Citrus Heights and Riverside Drive in Roseville. "Historic US 40" signs have been placed along the remaining parts of the highway in California.
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| 交通 |
Transportation
Beginning about 1847, the route from Sacramento and on through Center Township meandered to the gold fields; today the same route for the most part is the Auburn Blvd. and Old Auburn Road. Gold miners and early settlers walked or drove teams of oxen or horses with supplies to the Mother Lode along this route.
With the development of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1864, Roseville became an important market center. Soon after 1864, the Sylvan Corners area became an important route for the Sylvan District residents to secure goods and farmers to take their food products to market.
The first stage line began as the Golden Eagle Barker Line in 1914 soon followed by the Golden Eagle Line in 1916-1918. In 1937 the stage line was named the Gibson Bus Line and continued until 1946 when the company was purchased by the Trailways Bus Co.
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| 鉄道 |
The Railroad
In January 1863 ground was broken on K Street in Sacramento for Central Pacific's portion of the first transcontinental railroad. One year later the Central Pacific Railroad passed through Center Township heading to Promontory Point, Utah. Along with the new railroad came an increase in settlers to the area. Local farmers found an easier and cheaper way of shipping their goods to markets in Sacramento and Roseville, which led to more extensive farming. The railroad's influence on local farming was a positive one, but its arrival signaled the end of teaming (horse drawn wagons) in the area. Popular inns along Auburn Blvd. were converted to private residences.
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