The lower wood high is within inches of where the original ceremony was held on may 10th, 1869. Included on this high is a plaque that lists many of the dignitaries from that company. Including Leland Stanfords name. Another thing you can see here at the site is the connection with the resources and that wouldve been available. The two companies building the railroads we have mocked up everything to try to make it as authentic as possible. If you look on the west side you will see precut ties. The Central Pacific had plenty of wood in the serum that is and because of that they had sawmills and they cut all of their ties and brought them down from the mountain. The Union Pacific coming from the east had to hand cut their ties wherever they can find wood. Not a lot available in the areas so they you can see them right here how they would just cut them and bring them out when they could. The Transcontinental Railroad was happening at the end of the victorian age as you are going into the
How the Transcontinental Railroad change the community. This was part of a symposium marking the railroads 150th anniversary. Your sponsor today of the Stanford Historical society provides members and supporters access and trying to be objective about telling the whole story to lectures and special events, membership is open to anyone, whether you are affiliated with Stanford University as an alum list, a faculty member, staff member or just live in the area or live outside of the area and are interested in history and the impact that stanford has had in the development of the nation. Please visit us in the reception area regarding membership or tell a friend to visit us at the Stanford Historical society. As i am mentioning the historical society, our next week or just happens to serve as the president of the Stanford Historical society. Doctor laura jones is responsible for Stanford University nearly 100 archaeological sites and 200 historic buildings. She earned her masters degree f
By the railroad. Today were going to have two perspectives, one on the Chinese Railroad workers and another on native americans. Please hold your audience questions. Were going to have our two speakers on this topic give their presentations, and then were going to sit down and have a little chat in front of you here on the chairs. Then we will have opportunity for the audience to raise questions. So to start out our program, were going to talk about the Chinese Railroad workers, and our presenter is hilton obenzinger. He has been a lecturer at Stanford University in american studies and english and associate director for honors and advanced writing. He received his doctorate from the modern thought in Literature Program at stanford. Hes a critic, a poet, a novelist, a historian, and the recipient of the american book award. Hilton is the author of american palestinian, melville twain and the holy land mania, cannibal elliott and the lost histories of San Francisco, new york on fire. Hi
Completed. This spot right here marks by the lower wood high is within inches of where the original ceremony was held on may 10th, 1869. Included on this high is a plaque that lists many of the dignitaries from that company. Including Leland Stanfords name. Another thing you can see here at the site is the connection with the resources and that wouldve been available. The two companies building the railroads we have mocked up everything to try to make it as authentic as possible. If you look on the west side you will see precut ties. The Central Pacific had plenty of wood in the serum that is and because of that they had sawmills and they cut all of their ties and brought them down from the mountain. The Union Pacific coming from the east had to hand cut their ties wherever they can find wood. Not a lot available in the areas so they you can see them right here how they would just cut them and bring them out when they could. The Transcontinental Railroad was happening at the end of the
How the Transcontinental Railroad change the community. This was part of a symposium marking the railroads 150th anniversary. Your sponsor today of the Stanford Historical society provides members and supporters access and trying to be objective about telling the whole story to lectures and special events, membership is open to anyone, whether you are affiliated with Stanford University as an alum list, a faculty member, staff member or just live in the area or live outside of the area and are interested in history and the impact that stanford has had in the development of the nation. Please visit us in the reception area regarding membership or tell a friend to visit us at the Stanford Historical society. As i am mentioning the historical society, our next week or just happens to serve as the president of the Stanford Historical society. Doctor laura jones is responsible for Stanford University nearly 100 archaeological sites and 200 historic buildings. She earned her masters degree f