Folsom land history

Five hundred acres of land, in the vicinity of Sacramento, Cal., was adopted by the Legislature, in 1850, and 1,000 acres, adjoining, were purchased in 1851, the whole forming a portion of the town of Folsom. In 1852, the latter was incorporated, and the district between Folsom and Sacramento, containing 1,500 acres, became a separate and distinct tract, called “The Town of Folsom.” The property, on both sides of the main street, through the latter place, was laid out in lots, and 200 more were reserved in Sacramento, and 100 in Folsom, for public purposes. The whole was incorporated, and 1,700 acres, in 1856, became a separate and distinct tract, called “The Town