https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw en-us 2017-11-01 19:29:44 UTC 2024-12-16 17:29:16 UTC hello@padlet.com 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/202689641 James J. Hill was born on September 16, 1838 . When he was a child an incident happened with a bow and arrow , which caused him to go blind in his right eye. Hill built roads through Minnesota , into Wisconsin, and across North Dakota to Montana. Hill was able to enter the steamboat and coal business because of his previous experiences. ]]> 2017-11-01 19:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/202689641 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/202693895 Charles Crocker was born on September 16,  1822. He took control of with partners of the southern pacific railroad. In 1861, after he heard a presentation by Theodore Judah , he was one of of the principle investors. Crocker bought train plows to to plow the tracks through the snow. Crocker was the controlling share hold of Wells Fargo.]]> 2017-11-01 19:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/202693895 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203098602 2017-11-02 19:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203098602 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203101086 2017-11-02 19:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203101086 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203101241 J.P Morgan was born on April 17, 1837 . At the high point in his career during the lat 1900's , him and his partners had financial investments in large corporations. Morgan died in Rome, Italy in his sleep at the age of 75 in 1913. His fortune was estimated at $80 million. ]]> 2017-11-02 19:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203101241 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203103145 2017-11-02 19:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203103145 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203103280 Lars Kovala was born on May 25, 1818 in Oulu, Finland. He acquired schooling as a Finnish - American Tycoon , merchant, fur trader, and investor coming from one of the most powerful families in Finland. Profiting from the seal skin trade he began investing in real estate. As a powerful business man he was deeply interested in improving the quality of life for his employees. ]]> 2017-11-02 19:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203103280 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203105306 2017-11-02 20:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203105306 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203105754 Henry B. Plant was born in October 27, 1819. He was involved in many transportation projects , but mostly in railroads. He became famous as president of the plant system of a railway and steamer lines. After the war Plant returned to the south In February to reclaim his business interests. The railroads of the south were pretty much ruined. Many railroads went bankrupt in in the depression of 1873. ]]> 2017-11-02 20:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203105754 512275 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203107887 2017-11-02 20:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/9g0g6848y5gw/wish/203107887