History Professor, wrote “The Significance on of the Frontier in American History. Formed “Frontier Thesis.” Known for theories of geographical sectionalism
Frederick Jackson Turner
Founder of Stanford University. Robber Barons. President of Central and Pacific railroads in 1861
Leland Stanford
Vanderbilt University. Union. Hired Irish and Veterans.
Central - hired Chinese.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Inventor - invented the railway air brakes. Pioneer of the electric industry.
George Westinghouse
Invented the sleeping cars. First one built in 1864
George Pullman
Massacred Cheyenne at Washita Creek in Colorado. 1868
George Armstrong Custer