Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, California
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Del Paso Heights is a neighborhood within the city of Sacramento, California. The generally recognized borders of Del Paso Heights consist of the Beltline Freeway Interstate 80 on the north, Norwood Avenue on the west, Arcade creek on the south, and Roseville Road on the east. Del Paso Heights is located in Area 4 of Sacramento which is defined as the city north of the American River.
[edit] History
North Sacramento was originally part of a 44,000-acre (178 kmĀ²) land grant made by the Spanish government to Eliab Grimes in 1844. Called Rancho Del Paso, James Ben Ali Haggin acquired the land in 1862. He converted the ranch on the property into a thoroughbred horse breeding farm, producing California's first Kentucky Derby winner in 1886. The area of Del Paso Heights was pasture land for horses and cattle through the 1800s.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Gerald, Zenobia. "Reaching a Milestone, 1931 to 2006", Grant Today, August 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-17.