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The life of Andrew Carnegie

By Brayden Strong
  • The birth of Andrew Carnegie

    The birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver.
  • Railroad worker

    Railroad worker

    When Carnegie was eighteen he was working for a private railroad company in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for Thomas Alexander Scott.
  • His own company

    His own company

    In 1865 Carnegie left the private railroad and started his own railroad company.
  • First steel mill

    First steel mill

    Eight years later in 1873, Carnegie opened his first steel mill
  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

    By 1899 Carnegie controlled a quarter of all iron production in America.
  • Carnegie's legacy

    Carnegie's legacy

    In 1911, Carnegie gave a gift of 125 million dollars to establish the Carnegie Corporation of America which provides funding to institutions and organizations that conduct research on education and public affairs.