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4 giorni fa · One of the first New York Vanderbilt estates was located in New Dorp, Staten Island, built for William Henry Vanderbilt and his wife Maria Kissam circa 1850. His father, Cornelius, grew up on...
5 giorni fa · In his opening statement over the dispute of railroad tycoon “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt’s will, attorney Scott Lord proclaimed that Vanderbilt was “a believer in spiritualism” and...
4 giorni fa · Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s 1882 (1893 renovated) mansion exemplifies both the ambitions and extravagance of the nation’s prosperous. When Commodore Vanderbilt died in 1877, he left Cornelius II...
5 giorni fa · Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in New York in 1794. He grew up on the banks of New York Bay on Staten Island where his father kept a small farm and ferried goods to Manhattan. Cornelius left school at age 11 and became a scholar of the harbor.
4 giorni fa · Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt, born in 1900 as the sole heir to the Vanderbilt fortune, holds a central place in my understanding. I can elucidate her upbringing at Biltmore House, the impact of her father's death in 1914, and the substantial inheritances she received at the ages of 21 and 25.
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2 giorni fa · The 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "Bama", or "The Tide") will represent the University of Alabama during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will mark the Crimson Tide's 130th overall season, and 91st as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Crimson Tide will play their home ...
4 giorni fa · William Vanderbilt stands astride a network of railroad tracks with Cyrus Field and Jay Gould on his legs. Vanderbilt controlled the New York Central System, Field owned the New York Elevated Railway and Gould owned the Union Pacific and other railroads.
