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History Professor, wrote “The Significance on of the Frontier in American History. Formed “Frontier Thesis.” Known for theories of geographical sectionalism

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Frederick Jackson Turner

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Founder of Stanford University. Robber Barons. President of Central and Pacific railroads in 1861

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Leland Stanford

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Vanderbilt University. Union. Hired Irish and Veterans.

Central - hired Chinese.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Inventor - invented the railway air brakes. Pioneer of the electric industry.

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George Westinghouse

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Invented the sleeping cars. First one built in 1864

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George Pullman

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Massacred Cheyenne at Washita Creek in Colorado. 1868

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George Armstrong Custer