EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 2 MIN
Railroad and Modesto
from StaniStory: Change and Continuity in Stanislaus County · host McHenry Museum and Historical Society of Modesto, California
Read by Mary Lou Dieterich, the Central Pacific Railroad selected a spot on their new north-south rail line in the Central Valley to be the site of Stanislaus Conty's first train depot: Modesto in 1871. It was originally offered to be named for silver scion and banking magnate, William "Chap" Ralston, but he "modestly" declined the offer. The name Modesto is the Spanish language version of the word, "modest."
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Read by Mary Lou Dieterich, the Central Pacific Railroad selected a spot on their new north-south rail line in the Central Valley to be the site of Stanislaus Conty's first train depot: Modesto in 1871. It was originally offered to be named for silver scion and banking magnate, William "Chap" Ralston, but he "modestly" declined the offer. The name Modesto is the Spanish language version of the word, "modest."
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