Leidesdorff Land Grant In Sacramento County History

A tour of different points around the boundaries of the 1844 Mexican land grant to William A. Leidesdorff. I also discuss the opposition to the Hays Survey, than encompass the town of Folsom, mapping the land grant in Sacramento County and how the question eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

[@elizabethbeckman1947]

A lot of detail, but so appreciated. History is important, and there is so much to share. Thank you, Kevin!

[@KevinKnauss]

Hopefully the maps provided a little more perspective to a large area bound by history.

[@bendeleted9155]

Nicely done Kevin. Thank you. 👍

[@KevinKnauss]

Parts are a little rough, but there is no escaping road noise at some of these spots.

[@southeastconnectorexpressway]

Can you do the history of Grant Line Road or White Rock Road?

[@KevinKnauss]

Those designations have always interested me. White Rock Rd. had its origin in the white rocks of eastern Sacramento County and there was apparently a spring there. I've also tripped across some court cases involving the grant line road from the 1880s and the white rocks were referenced in litigation over the Rancho Rio de Los Americanos land grant. The Arno divorce case is very interesting, but I'm not sure if their land was in the Rancho Sanjon de los Moquelumnes grant or not. It would take some time, but I could piece together some history of the road.

[@williamdotes7497]

Nice job. Will do a video on the City of Sacramento and County of Sacramento charters? There's no way Sacramento became a county in the 1930's. There should be land descriptions or boundaries in those documents as well.

[@KevinKnauss]

I believe most of the county boundaries were inherited from the Mexican government. There were disputes over the city of Sacramento sporadically in the 19th century. Then some maps are not always super accurate leading to speculation about boundaries. All interesting topics to explore further.

[@williamdotes7497]

@@KevinKnauss thank you.