Leidesdorff Plaza
Dedicated to the memory of
WILLIAM ALEXANDER LEIDESDORFF
Early California pioneer, civic
leader, merchant, trader, and
owner of 35,000 acre rancho
“Rio de los Americanos” in the
Folsom area.
Born 1810 in Danish West Indies
of Negro and Danish parents
Died 1848 in San Francisco
Courtesy hmdb.org
