https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c Robber Barons en-us 2017-10-05 15:51:56 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:51 UTC hello@padlet.com 813447 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194365766 Crocker was born on September 26, 1822 in N.Y. He was an American businessman and banker, chief contractor in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad. Charles made his riches from working in sawmill. He became president for the Southern Pacific Railroad of California and he oversaw the new incorporation of the Southern Pacific.
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]]> 2017-10-05 15:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194365766 813447 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194370905 Henry was born on December 19, 1849 in West Overtone Pennsylvania. Henry was a industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist who helped build the worlds largest coke and steel companies. Henry's made his riches from  building and operating coke ovens. He acquired extensive coal deposits and supplied Pittsburgh with coke required for steel and iron.
Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Clay-Frick]]> 2017-10-05 16:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194370905 813447 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194386587 Jay was born on May 27, 1836 in Roxbury N.Y. He was an American railroad executive, financier, and speculator and was an important railroad developer. Jay made his riches from the stock market. By 1859 he began speculating in the securities of small railroads.
source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jay-Gould]]> 2017-10-05 16:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194386587 813447 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194389983 Charles was born on Feburary 18, 1862 in Williamsburg Pennsylvania. He was an American businessman that invented a steel company, and united States steel corporation.  Charles made his riches from steel. He was the son of a woollen worker and blanket manufacture.
Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-M-Schwab ]]> 2017-10-05 16:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194389983 813447 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194525857 Leland was born on March 9, 1824 in Watervliet New York. He was an American businessman that invented an American senator from California and he also was the builder off the U.S. transcontinental railroad. Leland made his riches from general merchandise and mining supplies. He invested heavily in the plan to build a transcontinental railroad, and became its president in 1861 for the Central Pacific railroad.
Source:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leland-Stanford]]> 2017-10-05 23:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/swqwh5nppu5c/wish/194525857