University of Nevada, Reno
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Ocker Gevaerts and the First Bank of the United States
Under the guidance of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank of the United States was established in Philadelphia in 1791. It was imperative to stabilize and support the economy of our newly independent country to maintain independence and become a world power.
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George Rogers Clark, Father of Louisville
George Rogers Clark, hero of the American Revolution, went into debt financing his military actions against British forces. Following the war he was compensated for his war efforts in the form of land, which was abundant in the new republic.
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The North American Land Company: Robert Morris’ Ruination
Robert Morris, one of the founding fathers of the United States, made fortunes through privateering during the American Revolution. Property markets in the country proved volatile, and he found himself destitute after the country’s first land speculation bubble burst.
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George McClellan: Scientist, Politico, and Union Hero
George B. McClellan was a hero of the Civil War and Democratic presidential nominee against Abraham Lincoln. After his run for presidency failed, he formed the Grand Belt Copper Company to try to profit from surface copper mining in northern Texas.
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Robert Ingersoll Errs with the Ivanhoe
Robert Ingersoll served in the Civil War and later became famous as an orator, nicknamed “the Great Agnostic” due to his popular lectures on religion. He was a wealthy man who invested in a number of mines, including fighting for the ownership rights of the ill-fated Ivanhoe Mine in New Mexico.