Stanford Family, Josiah and Elizabeth (1793-1862), (1792-1873) Parents of Leland Stanford, Governor of California, President of Central Pacific Railroad. He drove the golden spike to unite the East Coast with the West Coast and founded Stanford University in honor of his son. Josiah was a farmer and road and railroad builder. He participated in the construction of the Albany-Schenectady Turnpike. He was one of the contractors who built the Mohawk and Hudson River Railroad between Albany and Schenectady, the first passenger railroad in the United States. He probably participated as a contractor in the construction of the Erie Canal. He owned a farm and tavern (“Elm Grove”) on the west end of the Albany–Schenectady Turnpike (State Road and later Central Avenue) in the Lisha Kill section of the Town of Colonie.
Stanford Family, Josiah and Elizabeth (1793-1862), (1792-1873) Parents of Leland Stanford, Governor of California, President of Central Pacific Railroad. He drove the golden spike to unite the East Coast with the West Coast and founded Stanford University in honor of his son. Josiah was a farmer and road and railroad builder. He participated in the construction of the Albany-Schenectady Turnpike. He was one of the contractors who built the Mohawk and Hudson River Railroad between Albany and Schenectady, the first passenger railroad in the United States. He probably participated as a contractor in the construction of the Erie Canal. He owned a farm and tavern (“Elm Grove”) on the west end of the Albany–Schenectady Turnpike (State Road and later Central Avenue) in the Lisha Kill section of the Town of Colonie.
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