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Henry Edwards Huntington
Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850 – May 23, 1927) was an American railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books. Huntington settled in Los Angeles, where he owned the Pacific Electric Railway as well as substantial real estate interests. In addition to being a businessman and art collector, Huntington was a major booster for Los Angeles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many places in California are named after him. History in Southern California Born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York, to Solon Huntington and his wife, Henry Huntington grew up hearing about his uncle Collis P. Huntington. His uncle became one of The Big Four, instrumental in creating the Central Pacific Railroad (later part of the Southern Pacific), one of the two railroads that built the transcontinental railway in 1869. Henry Huntington later worked with his uncle, holding several executive positions under him with the Southern Pacific. After Collis Huntington's death in 1900, Henry H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneonta, New York
Oneonta ( ) is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of the Appalachian Region. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Oneonta had a population of 13,079. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Mohawk language. This refers to a prominent geological formation known as "Table Rock" at the western end of the city. The city is surrounded by the town of Oneonta, a separate municipal and political jurisdiction. Oneonta Municipal Airport (N66) is north of the city. History Indigenous ancestors of Algonquin and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans inhabited the land in the territory of Oneonta before European colonists settled in the area. The Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy are believed to have emerged and gained dominance prior to the 15th century; they were in place at the time of early French and Dutch c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Von Hatzfeldt
Princess Clara von Hatzfeldt zu Wildenburg ( Clara Elizabeth Prentice, then Prentice-Huntington) (March 13, 1860 – December 18, 1928) was an American heiress and member of the Huntington family who married into the princely House of Hatzfeld. Early life Clara Elizabeth Prentice was born in Sacramento, California on 13 March 1860. She was the biological daughter of Edwin D. Prentice (1821–1862), a Sacramento grocer, and Clara ( Stoddard) Prentice (1824–1912). After her father's death, Clara was adopted by her aunt, Elizabeth Stillman ( Stoddard) Huntington (1823–1883), and her husband, industrialist and railway magnate Collis P. Huntington. Clara's older sister, Mary Alice Prentice, was the wife of Collis' nephew Henry E. Huntington, with whom she had four children. After Elizabeth died in 1883, Collis married Arabella Yarrington in 1884. Arabella had a son named Archer that Collis also adopted. Collis died in 1900, and Clara received a "fortune of more than $2,000,000", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
