Vanderbilt
Encyclopedia
People
- Vanderbilt (surname)Vanderbilt (surname)Vanderbilt is a surname, and may refer to:*The Vanderbilt family, a prominent family in the United States*Cornelius Vanderbilt *William Henry Vanderbilt **Cornelius Vanderbilt II ***William Henry Vanderbilt II...
- The Vanderbilt familyVanderbilt familyThe Vanderbilt family is an American family of Dutch origin prominent during the Gilded Age. It started off with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy...
- Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history...
- William H. Vanderbilt
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
Places
In the United States:- Vanderbilt, CaliforniaVanderbilt, CaliforniaVanderbilt was a short-lived gold mining town located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It existed between 1893 and 1895. At its peak it may have had a population of about 400 people.-Location:...
, a former gold-mining town - Vanderbilt, MichiganVanderbilt, MichiganVanderbilt is a village in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 587 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
, a village - Vanderbilt, PennsylvaniaVanderbilt, PennsylvaniaVanderbilt is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 553 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt...
, a borough - Vanderbilt Avenue (Manhattan)Vanderbilt Avenue (Manhattan)Vanderbilt Avenue is a short road in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs from 42nd Street to 47th Street, between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue. The road was created in the late 1860s as the result of construction of Grand Central Depot, and is named for Cornelius Vanderbilt, the...
, a Manhattan street - Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
, a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee- Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbilt CommodoresThe Vanderbilt Commodores are the NCAA athletic teams of Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The university fields 16 varsity teams , 14 of which compete in the Southeastern Conference...
, the athletics program of Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt Commodores
Other uses
- Vanderbilt CupVanderbilt CupThe Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.-History:An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held at a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, New York. The announcement that the race was to be held caused...
, in American auto racing - Vanderbilt Prep, a fictitious private school in Degrassi
- Vanderbilt TrophyVanderbilt TrophyThe trophy is awarded for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams national bridge championship held at the spring American Contract Bridge League North American Bridge Championship ....
, a bridge-playing tournament - Vanderbilt Tender, a type of steam locomotive tenderTender locomotiveA tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...
with a round water tank - USCS VanderbiltUSCS VanderbiltUSCS Vanderbilt was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1842 to 1855.Vanderbilt was built in 1842 and entered service with the Coast Survey that year. She spent her career along the United States East Coast....
, a survey ship in service with the United States Coast Survey from 1842 to 1855
See also
- "Mrs VandebiltMrs Vandebilt"Mrs Vandebilt" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from the album Band on the Run. The track was not issued as a single in the UK or US, but was a single in Continental Europe and Australia....
", a song from the Paul McCartney and Wings album Band on the Run