Lathrop, California
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Lathrop is a city located 10 miles south of Stockton in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The 2020 census reported that Lathrop's population was 28,701. The city is located in Northern Ca
San Joaquin River road bridge at Mossdale Crossing in Lathrop
Jane Stanford
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Jane Elizabeth Lathrop Stanford was an American philanthropist and co-founder in 1885 of Stanford University with her husband Leland Stanford, in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr., who d
Lathrop, California
…train cars. A merchant store and schoolhouse were built soon after. In 1869, the area was renamed in honor of the family of Leland Stanford's wife, Jane Stanford (née Lathrop), and her brother, Charles Lathrop, who worked for Leland as an engineer at Central Pacific. On September 6, 1869, four months after the…
Portrait of Jane Stanford
Portrait of Leland and Jane Stanford in 1850
Headline of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin on 1 March 1905, reporting Stanford's death.