Scandals in Virginia History Series
Wed, Feb 26
|Harper's Station
Free to all.
Time & Location
Feb 26, 2025, 9:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Harper's Station, 4501 Victory Blvd, Yorktown, VA 23693, USA
About the event
Join us monthly to hear from historian John V. Quarstein about scandalous stories in Virginia’s history. Presentations are free and boxed lunches (to go) will be given out.
FEBRUARY 26: THE HUNTINGTONS: ROBBER BARONS AT THEIR BEST
Collis P. Huntington was born into poverty, yet he became a multi-millionaire during the California Gold Rush building railroads. He constructed part of the Transcontinental Railroad using bribes, political graft, and mistreatment of his workers. After having an affair while his wife had cancer, Huntington married the poor and unknown Arabella Yarrington. Yarrington later married Huntington’s nephew and became the wealthiest woman in the Gilded Age.
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