https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au en-us 2017-10-06 17:39:20 UTC 2024-03-20 05:48:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 398208 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194802262 William A. Clark was born on August 1, 1770, in Caroline County, Virginia. Clark was one of the famous exploration team Lewis and Clark, who mapped and explored the west of the Mississippi river. This expedition lasted 2 years and was 8,000 miles. He was later elected as the governor of the Missouri Territory. He died on September 1, 1838, in St. Louis, Missouri. https://www.biography.com/people/william-clark-9542620]]> 2017-10-06 17:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194802262 398208 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194803835 Edward Henry Harriman was born on Feb. 20, 1848, in Hempstead, New York. Harriman bought a seat on the stock exchange when he was 21 after borrowing $3,000 from his uncle. He married Mary Williamson in 1879, she was the daughter of the President of an upstate New York railroad. In 1887 Harriman became president of the Illinois Central railroad. He died in 1909. http://biography.yourdictionary.com/edward-henry-harriman]]> 2017-10-06 17:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194803835 398208 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194804108 James J. Hill was born September 16, 1838, in Ontario, Canada. Hill was a railroad magnet responsible for greatly expanding railways in  the U.S. northwest. Hill would acquire other companies, although he violated antitrust law he faced legal action. He died on May 29, 1916, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
https://www.biography.com/people/james-j-hill-38025]]> 2017-10-06 18:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194804108 398208 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194804159 John D. Rockefeller was born January 29,1874, in Cleveland, Ohio. He inherited his money from his father who was the founder of Standard Oil. John built the Rockefeller Center in New York City. He was a prominent American Philanthropist. He died 1960 in Arizona.
https://www.biography.com/people/john-d-rockefeller-jr-9461357]]> 2017-10-06 18:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194804159 398208 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/y46zzbw430au/wish/194804212 Cornelius Vanderbilt was born  on May 27, 1794, in New York. He was an industrialists who worked in railroads and shipping. He started his own steamboat company, eventually controlling the Hudson river traffic. He provided a railroad service from New York to Chicago. He died in 1877 as one of the largest fortune accumulated in the U.S. at his time.
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