https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1 en-us 2017-10-05 17:41:20 UTC 2026-01-29 11:33:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 385964 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194425733 Leland Stanford was born on March 9, 1824, in Watervliet New York. He was a builder of the transcontinental railroad. Stanford became successful in the mining industry by opening a retail business and was involved in politics. He was California's governor from 1861-1863. Stanford founded the now prestigious Stanford University in 1885.
Source: https://www.biography.com/people/leland-stanford-9491951]]> 2017-10-05 17:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194425733 385964 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194427641 Mark Hopkins was born September 3, 1814 in Richmond Virginia. Hopkins helped build the central pacific railroad. Hopkins joined another merchant to form Huntington & Hopkins, making it one of the most prosperous mercantile houses. He partnered with Leland Stanford and Charles Crocker too and organized the Central Pacific Railroad. They later moved to San Francisco and started building a mansion. That mansion is now present day Mark Hopkins Hotel.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Hopkins-American-businessman ]]> 2017-10-05 17:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194427641 385964 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194428588 Charles M. Schwab was born on February 18, 1862 in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. Schwab was an entrepreneur of the early steel industry. Schwab took over management after the manager was killed in an accident. Schwab success came from his great labour and community relations at homestead while increasing efficiency and profit. By age 35 he became the president of the Carnegie Steel Company. 
Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-M-Schwab]]> 2017-10-05 17:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194428588 385964 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194430693 Jay Cooke was born on August 10, 1821, in Sandusky, Ohio. Cooke was prominent banker in the U.S. Cooke became a partner of the E.W Clark Company and earned its investor a large amount of money through his own investments. On January of 1861, Cooke established his own banking firm. Cooke was known as the "financier of the Civil War" because of his success in financing money with the government during the Civil War.
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http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Jay_Cooke]]> 2017-10-05 17:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194430693 385964 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194431400 John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 17, 1837 in Hartford Connecticut. Morgan was one of the most powerful bankers of his era. In 1871, he partnered with Anthony Drexel, also a banker from Philadelphia. Morgan was important in stabilizing American financial markets during economical crisis. Morgan spent a significant amount of his wealth collecting a vast art collection.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/john-pierpont-morgan]]> 2017-10-05 17:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/ezl6q8xdf2e1/wish/194431400