All posts tagged "Cornelius Vanderbilt"
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7.6KConnecticutNew Haven, ‘the Wickedest City’ – The Devil and Man At Yale in 1895
In 1895, hundreds of ministers and church leaders came to New Haven for a conference of the Christian Worker’s Association. Little did...
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11.4K1ConnecticutThe SS Lexington Disaster, Worst in Long Island Sound History
Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1834 commissioned a paddlewheel steamboat called the SS Lexington to be the fastest and most luxurious in operation. She...
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