He changed the name to College Terrace after an irate Leland Stanford paid a $1,000 settlement for the right to use the name Palo Alto in selling his University Park lots. Image courtesy Bo Crane.

Huntington derided the latter project as "the circus." But Leland Stanford Junior University, named in honor of the cherished son Stanford lost to typhoid in 1884, ensured the most famous of the ...

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park ... which led to them establishing Stanford University in his name. The residence served as the Stanford Home for Children until its establishment ...

Among these, Stanford University consistently stands out as a top choice. Officially known as Leland Stanford Junior ...