Biltmore Beginnings

On this day in North Carolina History,

Biltmore House under construction

"George W. Vanderbilt, age 25, purchases the first of 661 parcels of land that will ultimately become his 125,000-acre Biltmore Estate. He is the youngest of the eight children of railroad tycoon William Henry Vanderbuilt, reputedly the world's richest man." (1888)

Source: Powell, L. (1996). On This Day in North Carolina History.Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair, Publisher.