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cornelius vanderbuilt how did he become so rich?
He changed his name to Commodore Vanderbilt in 1807. He was an American shipping and railroad magnate who amassed a personal fortune of more than $100 million before his death in 1877. How did ...
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Inside $12.5 Million Vanderbilt Mansion in the Berkshires
Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.
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what did corneliouse vanderbuilt do to become rich?
He changed his name to Commodore Vanderbilt in 1807. He was an American shipping and railroad magnate who amassed a personal fortune of more than $100 million before his death in 1877. After making ...
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THE RAILROAD POOL.; VIEWS OF MR. WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE RAILROADS AND THE PUBLIC FULL TEXT OF MR. VANDERBILT'S LETTER.
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How did Cornelius Vanderbilt treat his workers leading to the railroad strike?
Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist, shipping and railroad magnate, and philanthropist from the United States. He is widely regarded as a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the ...
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Potato Chips Started Off As A Delicacy In Restaurants
The apocryphal legend begins with railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt dining at an upscale resort in Saratoga Springs in 1853. When he sent his fried potatoes back to the kitchen for being too ...