Résultats de recherche
3 juil. 2024 · The university was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane (née Lathrop), and was dedicated to their deceased only child, Leland, Jr.; it opened in 1891. The university campus largely occupies Stanford’s former Palo Alto farm.
- Login
The university was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate...
- Login
8 juil. 2024 · À la recherche d'une retraite bienheureuse, Stanford et sa femme Jane ont acheté une propriété dans la vallée de Santa Clara. Mais leur bonheur est de courte durée. La tragédie survient lorsque leur unique enfant meurt à l'âge de 15 ans. Pour honorer sa mémoire, les Stanford fondent une nouvelle université : l'université ...
Il y a 2 jours · Before we begin our next major thematic section of the podcast on railroads, we will be looking at the life of Leland Stanford who serves a bridge between the Gold Rush era, the Civil War Era in California government, and the Transcontinental Railroad.
22 juin 2024 · Famille Stanford, Leland 12 ans. Consacrant leur fortune à un mémorial en son nom, la Leland Stanford Junior University, qui a ouvert ses portes en 1891. Vue des premiers bâtiments de l'Université de Stanford, 1891.
6 juil. 2024 · The 2022 book Who Killed Jane Stanford? by Richard White theorized the matriarch of the Stanford empire was poisoned to death in 1905—something the University has never publicly acknowledged. Jane Stanford was also the party responsible for the construction of Memorial Church, where Arlis Perry was murdered.
4 juil. 2024 · Southern Pacific Railroad, one of the great American railroad systems, established in 1861 by the “big four” of western railroad building— Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker.
Il y a 6 jours · Leland Stanford (1824-1893): One of the “Big Four” founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. A native of New York, Stanford moved to California in 1852 and operated a successful mining supply business.
