San Mateo Welcomes Wells Fargo Mobile Museum

The Wells Fargo Mobile Museum made a stop at the San Mateo Main Library on Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of two Bay Area icons: Wells Fargo and the Golden Gate Bridge.

The mobile museum, which will make 36 stops over 12 weeks, shares the history of Wells Fargo and the Golden Gate Bridge with local residents. This year, Wells Fargo reaches its 160th anniversary, while the Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th anniversary.

“This year, both Wells Fargo and the Golden Gate Bridge reach milestone anniversaries,” said Wendy Haller, president of Wells Fargo’s Peninsula market.

“In order for people to learn more about both of our histories, and the fascinating eras in which we were both built, Wells Fargo is proud to take our mobile museum to San Mateo,” she said.

The tour will also make stops at Wells Fargo stores, Golden Gate Bridge tribute events, libraries, schools and youth organizations. The tour will end on May 27th at the Golden Gate Festival in San Francisco.

Wells Fargo’s Mobile Museum exhibits feature:

• Banking during the Gold Rush era (gold nuggets, to cash)
• The history of the Golden Gate Bridge
• A virtual Pony Express ride where people can “ride” a horse across a segment of the Pony Express route (mechanical horse and big screen with visual of route)
• The history of stagecoaches in the Old West
• An interactive, hands-on exhibit of a working telegraph
• A Wells Fargo two-person video game
• Free giveaways to visitors

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