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Born
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Drops out of school
Dropped out of school at age 11 to help his father -
First Business Opportunity
At age 16, Vanderbilt bought a small ferry boat -
Civil War
Worked for the government as a transporter during the civil war -
Married
Vanderbilt married his first cousin -
Steam Boats
Got into the steamboat business with Thomas Gibbons -
Expanding the steamboat business
Bought several more steamboats -
Shipping Lines
Built profitable shipping lines in New York -
Family Home
Built an enourmous family home -
Expanding Business
Formed Accessory Transit Company -
Railroad
Started buying railroad stocks -
Wife Died
Vanderbilt's wife died and a year later he remarried a distant cousin -
Grand Central Station
Constructed Grand Central Station, the largest railroad station in the country. -
Vanderbilt University
Donated 1 million dollars to build Vanderbilt University -
Vanderbilt Died
