The wealthiest families of the Gilded Age lived in enormous mansions outfitted with gold, marble, and priceless art. Take a ...

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Getty Images; Elm Court Estate; Library of Congress Elm Court Estate was built in 1886 as a summer home for Emily Vanderbilt, granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, and her family.

He is credited with helping shape the United States today. How did Cornelius Vanderbilt became the king of railroads? A combined Central and New York Central Railroad was formed in 1867 after ...

Wolves,” the historian Paulina Bren recounts the uphill — and ongoing — battle of women to break into the finance industry.

Alva Vanderbilt succeeded in rising to the top of New York society; Arabella Huntington–one of the richest women in ...

Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in the steamship industry and, later, in the New York Central Railroad in the late 19th Century. In 1885, Commodore's grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt ...

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Vanderbilt’s early career was spent working for his father’s business and moving into leadership roles in the inland water trade and railroad business. How much was Cornelius Vanderbilt worth at his ...

The Vanderbilt fortune, admittedly, consisted of shipping and railroad money amassed two generations earlier by Cornelius Vanderbilt, whereas Collis Huntington’s fortune was brand new.