https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q Made en-us 2017-10-05 15:55:54 UTC 2026-03-09 00:39:35 UTC hello@padlet.com 512410 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194369122 Lars Kovala was born on may 25, 1818 in Finland.  He moved to Alaska and made profit selling seal skins. eventually, Kovala invested in  real estate up near the great lakes. After that, he started to invest in railroads.  As a wealthy business man, he wanted to improve the quality of life for his employees, and donated money to the red cross.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Kovalainen]]> 2017-10-05 16:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194369122 512410 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194375171 Jay Gould was born on May 27, 1836 in Roxbury, New York. He was  a railroad developer and was one of the richest men of the era. He was widely hated. Gould tried to make a profit by buying gold to corner the market. but he lost it due do lawsuits. he died December 2, 1892.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould]]> 2017-10-05 16:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194375171 512410 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194382536 John Jacob Astor VI was born July 13, 1864. He was an american business man,  real estate builder, investor, inventor, and writer. He also served as a lieutenant in the Spanish-American war. Astor died on the Titanic on April 15, 1912. He was thought to be one of the riches men with a net worth of what would be 2.16 billion today.

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]]> 2017-10-05 16:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194382536 512410 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194385408 Henry Clay Frick was born on December 19, 1849. He was an american industrialist, financier, union-buster, and art patron. Frick was a chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company and played a major role in the formation of the giant US steel manufacturing concern. he also financed the construction of the pennsylvania railroad and reading company. He died december 2, 1919.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay_Frick]]> 2017-10-05 16:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194385408 512410 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194388941 Leland Sanford was born on March 9, 1824. he was an american tycoon, industrialist, politician, and the founder of stanford university. Stanford moved to california during the gold rush and became a successful merchant. He also served a two-year term as governor of calfornia, and eight years as senator. He died June 21, 1893. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford]]> 2017-10-05 16:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/l43o0y07k40q/wish/194388941