Leland Stanford - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

• In 1862 California volunteer troops re-building a military post at the confluence of the San Pedro River and Aravaipa Creek in Arizona Territory named the post Fort Stanford after the governor. However, the post later reverted to its former name, Fort Breckenridge, and in 1866 became Camp Grant.

• Central Pacific locomotives named for Stanford were:
• Gov. Stanford, a 4-4-0 locomotive built in 1863 by the Norris Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and brought to San Francisco by sailing vessel. This engine is preserved at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
• El Gobernador, a 4-10-0 locomotive built in the Central Pacific shops in Sacramento in 1884. Found to be disappointing in its performance as a freight hauler, it was scrapped in July 1894.
• The Stanford Memorial Church on the university campus is dedicated to him.
• 2008, Stanford was inducted into the The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, California Hall of Fame. A relative Tom Stanford accepted the honors on his behalf.