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Date of birth
Born in Brocton, New York to James Lewis Pullman and Emily Caroline Minton. He was the third of ten children. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
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birth to death
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The sleeping car
Pullman developed the Pullman sleeping car. The first one was completed in 1864. These sleeping cars offered first-rate service. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
Pullman firm
By 1875 the Pullman firm owned $100,000 worth of patents along with several hundred thousand in the bank. There were also 700 cars in operation. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
Pullman company town
Pullman bought 4,000 acres for $800,000. Here he built a new plant along with a town for the workers of the plant. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
Vestibuled trains
Pullman came up with the idea of vestibuled trains which made an entire train into a single car. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
Pullman strike
Pullman cut jobs and lowered wages along with increasing working hours. He hoped to lower costs and keep profits. This caused the workers to go on strike. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman. -
Pullman's death
Pullman died at age 66 of a heart attack. His family feared that former employees may try to dig up his body. Therefore they buried his body in a lead-lined mahogany coffin then sealed it in a block of concrete. "George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman.
"George Pullman." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 18 Feb. 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman.
