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SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

Most San Franciscans know the story of Leland Stanford. He opened up a mercantile store in Sacramento with his brothers during the Gold Rush, once…

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SEPTEMBER 7, 1865: Performer James Cooke walked a tightrope from San Francisco’s Cliff House to Seal Rock just offshore. The Cliff House operated for 157 years, drawing people to its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

SEPTEMBER 7, 1865: Performer James Cooke walked a tightrope from San Francisco’s Cliff House to Seal Rock just offshore. The Cliff House operated for 157 years, drawing people to its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.

Located at the northwest corner of San Francisco, the first Cliff House opened on October 15, 1863. Samuel Brannan[1] purchased the lumber from a ship that…

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