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effected business then and ultimately in the long run. Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American industrialist and philanthropist. His claim to fame and fortune was through shipping and railroads, becoming one of the richest men in American history. Vanderbilt took an interest in railroads in the 1850's

Robber Barons in America What is a robber baron? Webster’s New Dictionary defines it as an American capitalist of the late 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (As of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales) or a person who satisfies himself by depriving another. In America we had a lot of these kind of people. For this report I am going to tell you about the ones that I found most interesting to me. I would first like to tell you about Cornelius

services, and also tried out new technologies which all help lead them to become hugely profitable. And in 1829, Vanderbilt left Gibbons to increase his own business. Vanderbilt created his own steamship company. With a fleet of boats and a budget of $30,000 or roughly $775,000 today, Vanderbilt successfully established a company along the Hudson River. He used his usual tactic, reduced fare prices, to stir away any competitors. He then expanded between New York and New England and Long Island. What

businessman whose wealth was derived from the thriving railroad industry of the late nineteenth century. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1821 and died at age 64 on December 8, 1885. During this time, he led the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, the Canada Southern Railway, and the Michigan Central Railroad. He took over as president for these organizations for his father. His father, Cornelius Vanderbilt, brought the railroad business to his family. Upon his death, William Vanderbilt

example of what one can achieve when they have the American Dream. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born into a humble beginning on May 27th in 1794. He was not raised in a wealthy household rather he was born into a blue collar family in Staten Island, New York. He attended school briefly and worked with his father ferrying produce and transporting cargo throughout the harbor. Despite his circumstances, Vanderbilt

Name Professor’s name Course Date Grand Central Station 42nd Street, New York  Abstract The Grand Central Station or officially the Grand Central Terminal is one of the most remarkable structures in the United States. It was built in New York City when railway transport was in its heydays. The magnificent structure was built in an effort to pronounce the thriving status of the nation’s financial and cultural capital. The Grand Central Station was more than an aesthetic structure. The beautiful

worked on ferries in New York City, quitting school at age 11. By age 16, he was operating his own business, ferrying freight and passengers. On December 19, 1813, Cornelius Vanderbilt married his cousin and neighbour, Sophia Johnson (1795-1868), daughter of his mother's sister. He and his wife had thirteen children one of which, a boy, died young. By 1830, Vanderbilt's business had expanded to the Hudson River. Soon he controlled coastal trade along the entire coast of New England. During the California

The Big Four were the men known in building the Central Pacific Railroad, the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States. The four men were Leland Stanford who was the President, Collis P. Huntington who was the Vice President, Mark Hopkins who was the Treasurer, and Charles Crocker who was the Construction Supervisor. Leland Stanford was born in the year of 1824 in Watervliet, New York, and was raised on family farms. Stanford began law school around the year 1848

The Hudson River Railroad is one of numerous train lines that still in full operation along the Hudson and into New York City. In the middle of the 1800s, many property owners along the Hudson did not love the idea of a railroad; mainly because the railroad was noisy and cut them off access from the river bank. However, the new railroad along the Hudson was necessary to built for the public services, because during the winter months an average of 50 to 90 days of each year the river is closed due

evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However, it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold, the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of the west and closed the last of the remaining frontier, bringing newfound economic growth