Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?

· During the war of 1812, he held a government contract to deliver supplies around the area · In the Gold Rush Fever of 1849, Vanderbilt made a cheap and reliable way for people to reach the gold fields in California · During the Panic of 1873 and the depression after it, Vanderbilt began construction of Grand Central Terminal in New York, offering jobs to thousands who would have been jobless. The New York Central was one of the few railroads that made profits during the depression · Vanderbilt was never a great philanthropist, but he gave $1 million to Central University in Nashville, Tennessee, which became Vanderbilt University. S $100 million fortune was left to his son, William Cornelius Vanderbilt was a railroad competitor who was pretty much the head of the railroad industry during his time Vanderbilt donated $1 million to help found Vanderbilt University.At the time, it was the largest single charitable donation in U.S.

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