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| has gloss | (noun) United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900) Huntington, Collis Potter Huntington |
| has gloss | eng: Collis Potter Huntington (April 16, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker) who built the Central Pacific Railroad as part of the first U.S. transcontinental railroad. Huntington then helped lead and develop other major interstate lines such as the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which he was recruited to help complete. The C&O, completed in 1873, fulfilled a long-held dream of Virginians of a rail link from the James River at Richmond to the Ohio River Valley. The new railroad facilities adjacent to the river there resulted in expansion of the former small town of Guyandotte, West Virginia into part of a new city which was named Huntington in his honor. |
| lexicalization | eng: Collis Potter Huntington |
| lexicalization | eng: Huntington |
| instance of | (noun) a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) businessman, man of affairs |
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| has gloss | deu: Collis Potter Huntington (* 22. Oktober 1821 in Harwinton (USA); † 13. August 1900 in New York) war einer der Big Four (großen Vier) im Eisenbahnbau im Westen der USA (zusammen mit Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins und Charles Crocker),die die Southern Pacific Railroad und andere wichtige Eisenbahnstrecken errichteten. |
| lexicalization | deu: Collis P. Huntington |
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| has gloss | fra: Collis Potter Huntington (22 octobre ou 16 avril 1821 – 13 août 1900) était un des quatre investisseurs (le « Big Four ») qui créa, avec Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, et Charles Crocker, la compagnie de chemin de fer Central Pacific. |
| lexicalization | fra: Collis Potter Huntington |
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| similar | e/Collis Potter Huntington |
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| similar | e/Huntington (New York, United States) |
| similar | e/Huntington (West Virginia, United States) |
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| media:img | Collis Huntington Mausoleum 1024.jpg |
| media:img | Collis Huntington.jpg |
| media:img | Huntington1.gif |
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