ROCKLIN

Rocklin is home to two well-regarded and growing institutions of higher learning, Sierra College and William Jessup University... Additionally, Rocklin is surrounded by California State University, Sacramento and the California State University, Sacramento College of Continuing Education, as well as UC Davis and the UC Davis Extension... Rocklin was first recognized as a destination along the transcontinental railroad in 1864, about the same time granite mining began. Rocklin was incorporated in 1893 during the heyday of railroad and granite mining activity. By 1910, 22 quarries operated in Rocklin and, in 1912, nearly 2,000 train carloads of granite were sent out of town to become part of the state capitol building and buildings in San Francisco.

Primary location: Rocklin United States