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Andrew Carnegie

By HunterCutshaw7

  • Birth of Andrew Carnegie

    Birth of Andrew Carnegie
    He was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver.

  • To the Americas

    To the Americas
    In 1848, his poor weaver brought him and his family to America.

  • First job

    First job
    In 1853 he was 18 and worked as a private secretary to a railroad official named Thomas Alexander Scott in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

  • Starting a Business

    Starting a Business
    In 1865 Carnegie left his railroad company to start his own company making railroad bridges from iron.

  • The steel mill

    The steel mill
    8 years later in 1873, he started his first steel mill.

  • Heavy responsibility

    Heavy responsibility
    In 1899, when he consolidated into the Carnegie Steel Company, he controlled a quarter of American iron
    and steel production.

  • His retirement

    His retirement
    In 1901, he retired and devoted the last 18 years of his life using his wealth for the public good.

  • His gifts

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