Gilded Age railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt would be wealthier than Jeff Bezos if he were alive today. His grandson built ...

His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune ... Harry Payne Whitney, became a ...

Photo credit: Scott Scheetz While tourist buses clog the streets of Charleston and beachgoers crowd Hilton Head, savvy collectors and weekend escapists are slipping away to this enchanting town of ...

Names like Vanderbilt, Whitney, and Astor appeared on local mailboxes as Aiken ... Aiken’s natural side—because sometimes the best antiques are the ancient trees standing sentinel along the path.

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

Jewelry from a descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt will be hitting the auction block at Sotheby's this June, including a ...

It continues: “The timeless and classic elegance of Cady Hill has been the scene of scores of social events and gatherings with family ... by Whitney’s mother-in-law Gertrude Vanderbilt ...

Miss Vanderbilt's sister, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, was Gertrude Vander-bilt, and her marriage was the first in the family, her husband being a son of the late William C. Whitney by his first wife ...

FAMILY AT THE BEDSIDE. At Mr. Whitney's bedside when he died were his son, Harry Payne Whitney; his daughter, Miss Dorothy Whitney, and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who was Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt.

Unlike his older brother, who lives and breathes the crime world and is unmarried, Kevin has a wife and a son, extending the Harrigan family tree. The third of the siblings, Seraphina Harrigan ...

May 19 (Reuters) - Dollar Tree (DLTR.O), opens new tab on Monday named retail industry veteran Duncan MacNaughton as the chief executive officer of the Family Dollar chain, which is in the process ...