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Andrew Carnegie Career

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  • Carnegie takes a job at the Pennsylvania railroad

    Carnegie takes a job at the Pennsylvania railroad
    Andrew becomes the personal telegrapher and assistant to Thomas Scott, the superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad's western division, and is paid $35 per month.

  • Carnegie founds keystone telegraph company

    Carnegie founds keystone telegraph company
    Carnegie establishes the Keystone Telegraph Company with associates from the railroad. The company receives permission from the Pennsylvania Railroad to have telegraph wire across the railroad's poles, which stretch across the entire state.