The Vanderbilt Mansion is located on 153 acres of land in Hyde Park, New York. The National Park Service offers tours to the ...

Known as Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), he was an American business magnate who built his fortune by building railroads and shipping companies. Vanderbilt’s early career was ...

Before there was a Bezos, a Musk, or a Walton, there was Cornelius Vanderbilt—a man so wealthy, so powerful, and so obsessed ...

The steam yacht Cherokee, which belongs to the estate of the late William Clark, the millionaire thread manufacturer, has been sold by the trustees of the Clark estate to Cornelius Vanderbilt of ...

Sweeping and speculative statements about autism can land a heavy blow to everyone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ...

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It was the nickname of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the founder and first benefactor of the university that bears his name (more on ...

Below, we’ve rounded up 26 vintage photos of people in their Easter best. New York Daily News Archive via Getty Images Cornelius Vanderbilt IV with is wife, Mary, and mother, Grace Graham Vanderbilt, ...

How did the Vanderbilts lose their wealth? From 1897 until his death in 1899, Cornelius Vanderbilt II managed railroads. During the third generation, wealth continued to grow but it stopped growing: ...