Palo Alto Attractions

 
Santa Clara County

Location and origin

The town of Palo Alto lies 29mi/47km south of San Francisco on the U.S. 101. The Spanish name means "tall tree" and can be traced back to a centuries-old redwood tree (the Spaniards named it "palo colorade"), under which the Spanish governor camped with his expedition when they were searching for San Francisco Bay. The trunk of the tree is still there, by the San Francisquito brook, at the junction of Palo Alto Avenue and Camino Real. A century later Governor Leland Stanford revived the name by calling his ranch (where Stanford University now stands) Palo Alto.
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Stanford University began in 1891 with less than 600 students and today is attended by some 15,000.

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Architectural details at Stanford University, Palo Alto.Stanford University, Palo Alto
Marble Sculpture, Stanford University.Stanford University, Palo Alto
Stanford University Church.Stanford University, Palo Alto
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Corridor of Arches at Stanford University, Palo Alto.Stanford University, Palo Alto
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