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Thomas Carnegie, age 12, with his older brother, Andrew. His older brother Andrew made a good deal of money from stock investing, and in 1853 purchased their rented home on Rebecca Street. [18] In 1858, after Andrew had been appointed Thomas Scott's assistant, the Carnegie family sold their Rebecca Street home and bought a large home in Altoona ...
Lucy Carnegie Ricketson was a granddaughter of Thomas M. Carnegie, brother and business partner of the steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.She was born in New York City to Oliver Garrison Ricketson and Margaret Coleman Ricketson (née Carnegie), and moved with her parents when she was three years old to Cumberland Island, [3] located off the southern coast of Georgia, directly ...
The Saguaro cactus's scientific name, Carnegiea gigantea, is named after him. The Carnegie Medal for the best children's literature published in the UK was established in his name. The Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education, at Leeds Beckett University, UK, is named after him. The concert halls in Dunfermline and New York are named after him.
The Men Who Built America (also known as The Innovators: The Men Who Built America in some international markets) is an eight-hour, four-part miniseries docudrama which was originally broadcast on the History Channel in autumn 2012, and on the History Channel UK in fall 2013.
Carnegie is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist
Andrew Carnegie; Louise Whitfield Carnegie; Thomas M. Carnegie; Charles Carnegie (politician) Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk; Charles Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk; Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
Lucy Carnegie had additional estates built on the island for her children. These include: Greyfield, built in 1900, now a private inn owned by the Carnegie family. Plum Orchard, donated to the National Park Service in 1972, which maintains it and gives daily tours. Stafford Plantation, privately owned by members of the Carnegie family. The ...
Homewood was founded in 1832 by Judge William Wilkins. [4] The earliest black residents moved into the sparsely-populated area in the aftermath of the Civil War. [5] Homewood was annexed by the city of Pittsburgh on December 1, 1884 [4] and held in those years mainly estates for the wealthy, being the Pittsburgh residence of industrialists Andrew Carnegie and Thomas M. Carnegie until the late ...