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Andrew Carnegie Was Born
Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland to a poor weaver -
Iorn Railroad Bridges
In 1865 Carnegie started his own company making railroad bridges from iron -
His First Steel Mill
Eight years later he started his first steel mill, and by 1899, when he consolidated into the Carnegie Steel Company he controlled a quarter of American iron and steel production -
Andrew Carnegie Retired
Two years later he retired. He devoted the last
eighteen years of his life to using his wealth for the public good