Built Central Specific Railroad as part of the U.S transconteintal railroads
Helped lead and develope other mmajor state lines such as Southern Pacific Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio railway,withhe was recruited to help complete
Had a city named after him in Virginia
He was responsible for the C&O's Peninsula Extention in 1881-82 which opened a pathway for West Virginia bitumious coal to reach a new coal piers on the harbor of Hampton roads for export shipping
Also credited with Newport Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, as well as the incorporation os Newport News, Virginia as an independent city
Born in Harwinton,Connecticut,USA
Collis Huntington ·Son of William and Elizabeth (Vincent) Huntington ·Faced poverty as a young child ·Early in 1852 the Huntington, Hammond and Schultz partnership was dissolved profitably for all concerned. Huntington built a two story brick store at 54 K Street in Sacramento and Elizabeth and he moved into the second floor. ·The business was doing great ·On November 2, 1852, however, fire ravaged Sacramento's business district and the Huntington store along with most of its stock was destroyed ·As soon as Collis got his business back in order Sacromento floodedand brought him back to where he started
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Collis Huntington
· Son of William and Elizabeth (Vincent) Huntington
· Faced poverty as a young child
· Early in 1852 the Huntington, Hammond and Schultz partnership was dissolved profitably for all concerned. Huntington built a two story brick store at 54 K Street in Sacramento and Elizabeth and he moved into the second floor.
· The business was doing great
· On November 2, 1852, however, fire ravaged Sacramento's business district and the Huntington store along with most of its stock was destroyed
· As soon as Collis got his business back in order Sacromento flooded and brought him back to where he started
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