Jane Sanford Left a Legacy, Too

History mostly remembers the Sanford name for Leland Sanford—a governor of California who was president of the Central Pacific Railroad and drove the golden spike that completed the nation's first transcontinental railroad. And yes, his place in history is as significant as what the coast-to-coast railroad meant to the development of the nation. What history often forgets to mention is that his wife, Jane, has a stunning legacy of her own. Leland and Jane had a marriage of love and respect;