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James Buchanan Duke was born on December 23. 1856 in North Carolina near Durham.  He learned most of his education through out his family. At the age of 28 he opened a branch of the family's in New York City. Within the first five years he was furnishing half the total production of cigarettes.  Throughout his life he had one daughter with his wife Nanaline Holt Inman. James Buchanan Duke died on Otober 10, 1925 in New York CIty.  ]]> 2017-10-10 18:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195776564 812640 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195779385

Jay Gould or Jason Gould was born on May 27, 1836. Jay was a American railroad executive, financier, and speculator, and an important railroad developer. Gould operated a tannery in 1859 and starting working in the railways industry. He worked railroads during the American Civil War and became manger of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railway in 1863. Gould engaged in many financial manipulations. Ultimately Gould ended up with control of many railroads and companies. Jay Gould died on December 2, 1892. ]]> 2017-10-10 18:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195779385 812640 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195781913

Clay Frick was born December 19, 1849. Clay Frick was an U.S. industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist who helped build the world's largest coke and steel operations. Frick started building and operation coke ovens in 1870. Frick was chairman of the Carnegie Brothers and Company to reorganize their steel business in 1889. Before Frick died his net worth was $15,000,000.
Henry Clay Frick , died on December 2, 1919. ]]> 2017-10-10 19:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195781913 812640 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195784406

Henry B. Plant was born in 1819 in Florida. Plant developed railways, steamships, and luxury hotels in Florida.  Plant started buying bankrupt railroads lines after the Civil War. After railroads he started working in the steamship industry. Plant had railroads that went up and down the southeastern United States.  Plant unfortunately . died in 1899.]]> 2017-10-10 19:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195784406 812640 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195786670

Mark Hopkins was born in Richmond County, Va on September 3, 1814. Hopkins was a California capitalist who helped build the central pacific Railroad. Hopkins is also known for his San Francisco hotel, Mark Hopkins Hotel. As a kid his family went to California to participate in the Gold Rush. Mark Hopkins died on March 29, 1878 in Yuma, Arizona. ]]> 2017-10-10 19:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/1jkvkl7e6uh8/wish/195786670