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VANDERBILT MANSION National Historic Site |
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Contents
a. THE VANDERBILT NAME AND FORTUNE
b. ANOTHER MILLIONAIRE IN DUTCHESS"
c. A MANSION IN THE MAKING
d. ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
e. FINAL CHANGES TO THE MANSION AND GROUNDS
f. A WAY OF LIFE
g. SOCIETY IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
h. OPERATION OF THE ESTATE
i. THE VANDERBILTS AND THE PEOPLE OF HYDE PARK
j. EARLY HISTORY OF THE ESTATE
k. DESCRIPTION OF THE MANSION
l. DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUNDS
m. TRAVEL ROUTES TO THE SITE
n. ABOUT YOUR VISIT
o. THE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
p. SUGGESTED READINGS
For additional information, visit the Web site for
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Historical Handbook Number Thirty-Two
1960 (Reprint 1961, 1997)
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C. Price 40 cents
The National Park System, of which Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
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