Bachrach/Getty ImagesWhat do you think of when you hear the phrase “old money?” Often, the term refers to families who have ...

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In 1866, the trio tangled with Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who wanted to get control of the Erie because it competed with his New York Central, then pushing westward to Chicago. When ...

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

the Vanderbilt family began their rise to fame and fortune with the monopolization of the railroad industry. Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt thought he was laying down the foundation for generations ...

R. Webb moved to Tennessee, settling in Culleoka. When Vanderbilt University was through a million dollar gift from “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt, the wealthiest man in the country, at the time, ...

Vanderbilt baseball won, 5-2, Saturday to sweep No. 5 Georgia at Hawkins Field. The Bulldogs got on the board first with a solo home run in the top of the fourth, but Vanderbilt responded in the ...

No Commodore recorded more than 21 blocks in 2024-25. Vanderbilt under Shea Ralph has previously found success with former 5-star recruits who didn't work out at blue-blood schools. Jordyn Oliver ...