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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Monument to the Gilded Age (78) Lesson PlanVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Monument to the Gilded Age (78) Lesson Plan
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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Monument to the Gilded Age (78)

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Students discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society in ways that still affect us today.

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5th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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