https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114 Made with the help of depression and anxiety en-us 2017-12-14 15:36:07 UTC 2025-10-29 04:30:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Tent.png aorisadele https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216201029 Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794, in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island, New York. He began a passenger ferry business in New York harbor with one boat, then started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River traffic. He also provided the first rail service between New York and Chicago. When he died in 1877, Vanderbilt had amassed the largest fortune accumulated in the U.S. at that time. Vanderbilt is deemed one of America's Leading Businessman, and is credited for helping to shape the present-day United States. ]]> 2017-12-14 15:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216201029 aorisadele https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216203021 Starting out as a ferry captain, Cornelius Vanderbilt worked in the commercial steam boat service for a few years, but then took it upon himself to invest in his own industry of building steam ships and operating ferry lines. With this investment he became a dominant force and engaged in intense rivalries. In the 1860's Vanderbilt switched his interests from ships to railroads, he soon gained control of a few railway lines that operated between Chicago and New York and on top of that: established an interregional railroad system. with the creation of a coherent system that spanned over several states, he soon became the driving force behind the transportation industry]]> 2017-12-14 15:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216203021 aorisadele https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216352839 Cornelius obviously gained his wealth from his transportation systems, but behind all of that in an immense amount of risks ]]> 2017-12-14 22:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216352839 aorisadele https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216353131 He donated $50,000 to the church of strangers and $1million to Central University which became known as Vanderbilt University]]> 2017-12-14 22:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216353131 aorisadele https://padlet.com/aorisadele/ykamj4zdb114/wish/216353861 "Vanderbilt, Cornelius (1794-1877)." Encyclopedia.com. Accessed December 14, 2017. http://www.encyclopedia.com/.

History.com Staff. “Cornelius Vanderbilt.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2010, www.history.com/topics/cornelius-vanderbilt.


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