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Vanderbilt Ancestry and the Rise of Cornelius
The piece traces Cornelius Vanderbilt from Jersey farm roots in 1819 to New Brunswick and the Raritan Hotel, detailing his early thrift, family ties, and rough start before becoming a maritime and railway magnate. It recalls meetings with old friends, the famous hotel, and a portrait of a self-made ascent from modest beginnings to immense wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Vanderbilt
New Brunswick
N. J
New Amsterdam
Jersey City
Raritan River
New York Bay
New York
Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
Raritan
Washington
Baltimore
New England
New Branswick
America
Trenton and
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic
Boston
Charleston
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jersey
Bull's Head
Burnet Street
Vanderbilts
Herald
Raritan Hotel
Vanderbilt
Delaware and Raritan Canal
W. H. Vanderbilt
Pater
Peter
Commodore
Pete
Tom Buett
Old Pete
Corneil
Staten Jeland
Corneel
Staten Island
Peter Garretson
Brunswick
Stapleton
Mr. Garretson
William P. Lynde
William Pitt Lynde
Chestnut Street
Milwaukee
Sherburne
Chenango County
N. Y
Yale College
Wisconsin
Lynde
Harrison Ludington
William E. Smith
Claire
Wis
Prof
Damm
Minneapolis
Charles Schwahn
Murray & Lanman
Bezioi
South Pole
London Standard
South Atlantic
Pacific
Victoria Land
Wilkes Land
Clari Land
North Land
Sabrina Land
Budd Land
Knox Land
Termination Land
Enderby Land
Trinity Land
Graham’s Land
South Polar Basin
Earth
Ics
North Polar Basin
James Clark Ross
Erebus
Capt. Cook
Antarctic Circle
Bellinghausen
Sir James Clark Ross
Capt. Wilkes
San Jacinto
Mount Erebus
Parry
Ross
Challenger
Dumont d’Urville
Terror
Antarctic
Humboldt
Greenland