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  2. New York Central Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The New York Central Railroad (reporting mark NYC) was a railroad primarily operating in the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The railroad primarily connected greater New York and Boston in the east with Chicago and St. Louis in the Midwest, along with the intermediate cities of Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Rochester and Syracuse.

  3. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    June 23, 1980. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940. It is owned and operated by the National Park Service . The property, historically known as Hyde Park, was one of several homes owned by Frederick William Vanderbilt and his ...

  4. Vanderbilt University - Wikipedia

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    Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.

  5. Parkways in New York - Wikipedia

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    The state's parkway system originally began as a series of then-high-speed (25 miles per hour or 40 kilometres per hour) four-lane roads that were created to provide a scenic way into, out of, and around New York City. The first section of this system opened in 1908. Most of the early roads have been replaced and redesigned to address higher ...

  6. William Henry Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    William Henry Vanderbilt. Owner of the New York Central Railroad and other railroads. William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.

  7. Why increasing attendance is a priority for new Vanderbilt ...

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    For new Vanderbilt basketball coach Mark Byington, this job isn't about him.. He said as much in his introductory press conference at Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday. Instead, one of his priorities ...

  8. Frederick William Vanderbilt - Wikipedia

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    Frederick William Vanderbilt. F. W. Vanderbilt, ca. 1913, painted by Raymond Neilson, St. Anthony Hall collection. Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie ...

  9. 22 Vanderbilt draws in 5 new leases with major amenity ... - AOL

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    The other new tenants at 22 Vanderbilt are law firm Duane Morris, which took 80,000 sf; wealth manager AlTi Tiedemann Global for 40,000 square feet; and global law firm Kennedys for 25,000 square ...