California Street Cable Car Line and Leland Stanford
IN HONOR OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CARS LINE
AND LELAND STANFORD
AMONG THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR
LELAND STANFORD FAMILY, WHOSE HOME WAS LOCATED
AT THIS SITE, WAS THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CAR
LINE WHICH BEGAN OPERATION ON APRIL 10, 1878.
THIS PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED ON APRIL 10, 1978 TO
THEIR AID IN HONOR OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
IN THE PRESENCE OF MR. ERIC MERSING STANFORD
AND MR. JAMES HOWE STANFORD, FAMILY DESCENDANTS.
MR. ROBERT DOWNING-OLSON,
PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN,
THE NOB HILL HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
MRS. HANS KLUSSMAN, HONORARY
CHAIRMAN, CABLE CAR FRIENDS
THE HONORABLE CYRIL MAGNIN,
CHAIRMAN, ONE HUNDREDTH
ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE, CABLE
CAR FRIENDS