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Cornelius Vanderbilt

  • Birth

    Corneilus Vanderbilt Was born on May, 27,1794 on Stata island in New York.
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    The timeline of Corneulius Vandebilt. From Birth to death.
  • Vanderbilt fist marrying

    Vanderbilt fist marrying
    In 1813 Vandrbilt marreid his first cousin Sophia Jhonson. They had 13 children 11 that ould survive till there adult hood.
  • Vanderilt was a ferry Captian

    Vanderilt was a ferry Captian
    In 1817 Mr. Vanderbilt went to work for a wealthy buisnessman who owned steam boats and Vanderbilt became a captian. He would ride the water between New Jersey and New york.
  • Vanderbilt gold rush mayham

    Vanderbilt gold rush mayham
    In 1850 Vanderbilt made a steamship wich would carry people through New York City through San frasisco.
  • Cival war help

    Cival war help
    During the cuval war Vanderbilt donted his biggest ship to the union army then he retired his shipping company.
  • Railroad starts

    Railroad starts
    In 1864 Vanderbilt retired from the steamship buisness with about 30 million dollars.At age 70 he looked into the railroads.
  • New York and Harlem and Hudson Line

    New York and Harlem and Hudson Line
    In 1864 after vanderbilt started the railroads he came up with the New York & Harlem and Hudson Line. It runs down the Erie Canal and then heads toward the New York Central Railroad.
  • Grand Central Depot

    Grand Central Depot
    In 1871 Cornelious Vanderbilt Made a center to the New York Central Railroad. It came with features like elavators, and a glass boloon roof to keep the noise and smoke from gettng in. From the outside roads.
  • Vanderbilt Unversity

    Vanderbilt Unversity
    In 1873 his wife Frank told him about Reverend Holland Nimmons Mctyeire, Mctyeire asked him to fund a Methodist University in Tennessee. They talked for sevral years and Vanderbilt promised before his death a gift of 1 million dollars wich is now Vanderbilt Universty.
  • Cornelius Vanderbilts Death

    Cornelius Vanderbilts Death
    In 1876 Cornelius Vanderbilt got very ill and was very rude to his doctors. He called them old grannys and would sneak out of his bed.
  • Vanderbilt Dies

    Vanderbilt Dies
    Cornelius Vanderbilt died On January 4, 1877 of exhaustion.He died in Manhattan New york city.