Mr. William Kissam Vanderbilt Jr.

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Mr. William Kissam Vanderbilt Jr. March 2 nd 1878 – January 8 th 1944. This is the symbol of Harvard University. William attended Harvard in 1897. He only stayed for 2 years because he met his future wife Virginia Graham Fair. Later they got married. . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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March 2nd 1878 – January 8th 1944

Mr. William Kissam Vanderbilt Jr.

This is the symbol of Harvard University. William attended Harvard in 1897. He only stayed for 2 years because he met his future wife Virginia Graham Fair. Later they got married.

This is the Motor Parkway. The parkway started at Farmingdale and ended at lake Ronkonkoma .

They had 9 cup races on the parkway. If you won a race, this is the cup you won.

Mr. Vanderbilt was a great man and a role model. Sadly, he died January 8th 1978 of a heart ailment. He will always be remembered for building the Long Island Motor Parkway .

This cover is someone driving on the Motor Parkway.

This is Old #6 and someone is driving it on the parkway.