California Hall of Fame - Exhibit Highlights (2008) - Leland Stanford

Leland Stanford

Leland Stanford's Golden Spike, marking the connection between the Transcontinental Railroad; telegraph key used to send message of completion of Transcontinental Railroad; horse-drawn carriage; commemorative trowel used in laying cornerstone of Stanford University; stonecutters tools used in building Stanford University; sword cane; official Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by Stanford in 1863; and appointment to the US Senate in 1885.

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