Legacy and Honors
- Leidesdorff Street in San Francisco, California and Leidesdorff Street in Folsom, California were named for him.
- 15 miles (24 km) of U.S. Highway 50 was dedicated the William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. Memorial Highway along the boundary of "Historic Leidesdorff Ranch", his 35,000-acre (140 km2) cattle and wheat ranch along the southern banks of the American River Parkway, Sacramento County.
- 25th Anniversary of the Federal Holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the CORE New York City, New York Gala honoring the Leidesdorff Legacy.
- Leidesdorff Exhibit, Mission Delores Basilica, San Francisco, California, May 1–31, 2010
- Leidesdorff Bicentennial Celebration - "Golden Legacy of William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr.," October 23, 2010, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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