California Registered Historical Landmark No. 642
Incription: THIS WINERY WAS FOUNDED IN 1869 BY LELAND STANFORD, RAILROAD BUILDER, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES SENATOR, AND FOUNDER OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY. THE VINEYARD, PLANTED BY HIS BROTHER, JOSIAH STANFORD, HELPED TO PROVE THAT WINES EQUAL TO ANY IN THE WORLD COULD BE PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA. THE RESTORED BUILDINGS AND WINERY ARE NOW OCCUPIED AND OPERATED BY WEIBEL CHAMPAGNE VINEYARDS.
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Location: N 37° 30.214 W 121° 54.708 Corner of Stanford Avenue and Vineyard Avenue, Fremont, California Alameda County |
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Marker Date: September 27, 1958 |
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Erected By: California State Park and Weibel Inc., |
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Background: "Word has it that when the Stanfords lost their son and decided to found a university in his honor, this area was considered as a possible site. However, Stanford's wife did not like the East Bay and Stanford Univerisity began in Palo Alto instead". http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB26_Leland_Stanford_Winery |
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Current Status: Plaque missing estimated date since 2007. |
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Other attractions in the area:
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Current location of Weibel Winery:
http://www.weibel.com/index.html
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