https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2017-02-24 14:33:38 UTC 2023-04-18 18:03:44 UTC hello@padlet.com 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156030378 2017-02-24 14:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156030378 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033025 2017-02-24 14:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033025 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033296 2017-02-24 14:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033296 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033540 The Vanderbilts were rich. They owned lots of land and money.

]]> 2017-02-24 14:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033540 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033810 Cornelius owned a bunch of steam boats. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156033810 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156035144 He built a yacht that looked better than the royal yacht.]]> 2017-02-24 14:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156035144 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156035482 Decided to buy railroads. When they were finished, railroads were ready to run 1,000 miles that created a system for the national market. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156035482 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156036116 Gave 1 million dollars to a collage that later became Vanderbilt's University. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156036116 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156036354 Worth 100 million dollars. Died in 1877. His daughters inherited less than 1 million each. Son received little.  Billy inherited the lot of it. Bitter trial about the will. ]]> 2017-02-24 14:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156036354 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156040938 Million dollar houses.  Alva built a marble house.  70 rooms, 3 baths, and fireproof. ]]> 2017-02-24 15:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156040938 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156041292 Wore a stuffed cat on her head to outdo the other women at her party. ]]> 2017-02-24 15:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156041292 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156042278 Vanderbilts were considered American royalty, especially after a Vanderbilt married the Duke. ]]> 2017-02-24 15:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156042278 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156043352 French architecture. Frederick law olmsted. ]]> 2017-02-24 15:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156043352 18cstamey https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156045842 Vanderbilt's took many vacations because they had so much money they didn't know what to do with it. ]]> 2017-02-24 15:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/18cstamey/4qyi738a8xyu/wish/156045842