Andrew Carnegie

By garreta7073

  • Andrew Carnegie was born

    Andrew Carnegie was born
    Andrew Carnegie is born in Dunfermline, United Kingdom.

  • Started working at the railroad

    Started working at the railroad
    Andrew Carnegie started working at the railroad at age 12 because his family did not have a man of the house and they really needed the money.

  • Personal helper for Tom Scott.

    Personal helper for Tom Scott.
    Runs his errands, prints papers, revises all his work, etc..

  • Scott decided he wants to build a bridge on the Mississippi.

    Scott decided he wants to build a bridge on the Mississippi.
    In hopes to increase sales and have an easier path for shipping.

  • St. Louis Bridge

    St. Louis Bridge
    First bridge made from steal because the people from that time only used steel only for kitchen utensils.

  • Used elephant to walk over the bridge.

    Used elephant to walk over the bridge.
    Carnegie decided to use an elephant to prove that his bridge was safe because the myth was that an elephant would not cross an unsafe structure.

  • Opens his first steal mill.

    Opens his first steal mill.
    Largest in the nation, but continued to grow and grow as the demands for Carnegie's steel increased.

  • Worlds first skyscraper used from his steal.

    Worlds first skyscraper used from his steal.
    The first skyscraper used Carnegie's Steel and it was located in Chicago. It had a weak concrete outer shell, but it had a strong frame made out of steel.

  • Tom Scott

    Tom Scott
    Tom Scott passes away at age 58. He was Andrew Carnegie's biggest mentor.

  • Buys South Fork Dam.

    Buys South Fork Dam.
    Largest dam of its time, needs to be reconstructed but he ignores the threat.

  • Hires Henry Frick as his merciful assistant to help guide him to further succession.

    Hires Henry Frick as his merciful assistant to help guide him to further succession.
    Andrew Carnegie hired Henry Frick because he knew he was merciless when it came to collecting his money from people who owed him.

  • South Fork Dam breaks.

    South Fork Dam breaks.
    After the refusal of renovations, the dam breaks flooding Johnstown.

  • Carnegie's steal mill has doubled in its profits.

    Carnegie's steal mill has doubled in its profits.
    The steel company made 225 tons of steal a day.

  • His net worth is now $3.5 billion in today's money.

    His net worth is now $3.5 billion in today's money.
    As Carnegie's steel industry grew his net worth also increased but he was not satisfied with how much he was worth so he kept trying to grow his steel company.

  • Carnegie Institute of Technology

    Carnegie Institute of Technology
    Private Colledge in Pennsylvania.

  • Andrew Carnegie dies of Bronchopneumonia.

    Andrew Carnegie dies of Bronchopneumonia.
    Critically ill for three days then succumbed to Bronchopneumonia. Buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, NY.