A Man Who Knew How to Enlist in His Service Better Men Than Himself. - Carnegie wrote his own epitaph
Andrew Carnegie made millions of dollars from the railroad and steel industries but gave away almost 90% of his fortune. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Corporation | |||
| Carnegie Steel Company | |||
| Keystone Bridge Company | 1865 | 1901 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Significant name | Andrew Carnegie Free Library | Carnegie | |||||
| Significant name | Carnegie Free Library Of Braddock | Braddock | |||||
| Home | Cooper-Hewitt, NDM | New York City | |||||
| Significant name | Carnegie Library of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | |||||
| Significant name | Kenton Public Library | Kenton | |||||
| Significant name | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | |||||
| Significant name | Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington | Washington, DC | |||||
| Significant name | Carnegie Library | Tallahassee | |||||
| Significant name | Yankton Carnegie Library | Yankton | |||||
| Significant name | Homestead | Pennsylvania | |||||
| 1881/11/25 | Andrew Carnegie offers Pittsburgh $250,000 for a free library, if the City would provide the land and $15,000 annually for maintenance, they could not accept the offer because the city was not allowed to use funds for a public library | Benefactor | Carnegie Institute and Library | Pittsburgh | |||
| 1890/05/13 | Mrs Carnegie lays the cornerstone of Andrew Carnegie's Music Hall with a trowel that is later inscribed and plated in silver by Tiffany and Co. | Owner | Carnegie Hall | New York City | |||
| 1901/00/00 | Andrew Carnegie donates $5.2 million ($159,806,400 in 2019) to build 65 branch libraries in New York City, with the requirement that the City provide the land and maintain the buildings. | Benefactor | New York City | New York | |||
| 1901/02/13 | Andrew Carnegie offers the city of Green Bay $20,000 for a library building if the city will furnish a suitable site and agree to support the library at a cost not less than $2,500 annually. This will be the first Carnegie Grant made to Wisconsin. | Benefactor | US District Courthouse, Eastern District of Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI | |||
| 1903/00/00 | Andrew Carnegie establishes the Carnegie Sticht (Carnegie Foundation) in The Hague, Netherlands to manage his donation of US$1.5 million, which will be used for the construction, management and upkeep of the Peace Palace. | Benefactor | Peace Palace, Den Haag | The Hague | |||
| 1904/08/27 | Gloversville Library building is built with 50,000 dollars from Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie's grant was largely due to his personal friendship with Dr Peck. The cornerstone was laid on 27 August 1904. | Benefactor | Gloversville Free Library | Gloversville | |||
| 1906/00/00 | Dr MacKenzie secures $30,000 from Andrew Carnegie as long as the college would become independent and nonsectarian. Elmira changed its charter and built Carnegie Hall in 1911. | Benefactor | Elmira College Old Campus | Elmira | |||
| 1906/12/05 | Andrew Carnegie and Princeton University officials dedicate Lake Carnegie reservoir. | Benefactor | Lake Carnegie Historic District | Princeton | |||
| 1913/08/28 | In the presence of the Dutch royal family, sponsor Andrew Carnegie and an international group of jurists, politicians and pacifists, the key of the Peace Palace is presented to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. | Benefactor | Peace Palace, Den Haag | The Hague | Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 | ||
| 1915/00/00 | Andrew Carnegie gives Frank Stout a steel bridge. It connects the main island to the east island. | Benefactor | Stout's Island Lodge | Cedar Lake | |||
| 1919/08/11 | Andrew Carnegie dies of bronchial pneumonia at his Shadow Brook estate in Lenox, Massachusetts. | Died | Shadow Brook Farm Historic District | Stockbridge | |||
| 1919/08/14 | After an intimate funeral ceremony at Shadow Brook Farm, Andrew Carnegie is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. | In Memoriam | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery | Mount Pleasant, NY |
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