Roseville, California Real Estate
Roseville: From Junction to All-American City

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In 1864, track-laying crews from the Central Pacific Railroad pushed eastward from Sacramento across the plains on their way to building what would become the western half of the nation's first intercontinental railroad. At the site of today's Roseville, the rails of the Central Pacific intersected with those of the California Central, a small line which then linked the young towns of Folsom and Lincoln. The place where the two lines joined was listed on railroad maps simply as "Junction".

It was around "junction" that a small freight and passenger center called Roseville would develop. Roseville was but one of many shipping points that arose along the railroad rights-of-way as "railroad towns" began dotting the growing California population centers.

In 1964, Roseville celebrated its 100th birthday with a year-long series of activities. That same year, Roseville was the proud recipient of Look Magazine's prestigious "All America City" awards.

Today, Roseville has something for everyone. The city offers not only quaint, older homes, but fabulous new developments for the first time or move up buyer, golf communities and senior housing. Recreational opportunities include a world class aquatic facility which includes an Olympic, sized swimming pool named for Roseville’s own Olympian, Summer Sanders. Activities are always going on at the Maidu Interpretive Center; year-round nature walks explore the beauty and diversity of nature at the Maidu Indian Historic Site. With nine acres of park per one thousand residents, Rosevillians find ample parks and open spaces to enjoy - all of which makes it easy to live in Roseville, California.