The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1844, the Mexican governor of California, Manuel Micheltorena, granted 35,000 acres on the south bank of the American River to the American entrepreneur William Leidesdorff. He died in 1848 and the property, which he called Rancho Río de los Americanos, passed to his mother, Anne Marie Spark, who later sold it to Captain Joseph Folsom. A portion of the land would become Folsom, California while the Cordova Vineyard, which gave Rancho Cordova its name, was also located within the land grant.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Rancho Cordova’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rancho Cordova’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCordova High School (California) …, 1974: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Rancho Cordova
See all 2 →Rancho Cordova, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsKen Cooley 20112011
DocumentProclamation from the City of2011
BookCA 7 certified2011
Book1980 Rancho Cordova, CA Sphere of Influence Map2011
CommonsFEMA - 37130 - FEMA Administrator Paulison giving a briefin…2008
CommonsCarls Jr2008
CommonsGrant Langston Hangtown Motocross 20072007
CommonsGS E-bell2007Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Cordova High School (California) yearbook "Lancer Legends", page 101 (doctored) (1974) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
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