https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw Cornelius Vanderbilt en-us 2017-12-22 12:56:45 UTC 2017-12-22 13:18:28 UTC hello@padlet.com saralexybanki https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847315 Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 in Staten Island, New York. At 11, he quit school to join his father in ferrying cargo and people from Manhattan to Staten Island and back. He became a multimillionaire and one of the wealthiest people of the 1800s because he excelled in railroads.]]> 2017-12-22 12:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847315 saralexybanki https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847583 In the 1820s, Vanderbilt went into business and became the country's largest steamship operator, with the Commodore being known as brutal and showing no mercy. In the 1860s, Vanderbilt joined the railroad industry, bettering techniques and gaining wealth.]]> 2017-12-22 13:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847583 saralexybanki https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847811 Being the greatest shipping tycoon in the country, Vanderbilt's estate was wort $100,000,000. In 1829 he began ferrying cargo and people on the Hudson River route of the NYC-Peekskill, quickly devouring those who were there to compete financially. He later allowed his services to operate in Albany, Connecticut, Long Island Sound, and Providence. By 1840, Vanderbilt had 100 steamships, making him the nation's top employer. He focused on not only the cost of the ships, but their efficiency and maintenance as well.]]> 2017-12-22 13:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217847811 saralexybanki https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217849523 Vanderbilt donated $1,000,000 to Central University (later Vanderbilt University), and $50,000 to the Church of the Strangers. He donated his best steamship to the Union Army during the Civil War, which was used to chase Confederate raiders.]]> 2017-12-22 13:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/saralexybanki/v1659vnbcraw/wish/217849523