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The
best investment of buggy whip money
Henry Strong took a room at a boarding house after his home
burned down. Already well to do from his buggy whip factory,
he nonetheless took an interest an idea posed by the son
of his landlady. Strong’s 19th century venture capitalism
helped get a little business called Eastman Kodak off the
ground.
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Rochester’s
Royalty
The
family was among the first Europeans in the Genesee Valley.
It has since generated two generals, a senator, a congressman,
and an ambassador. All of that is still evident in the two
very different estates that bracket Geneseo, two magnificent
mansions still owned by the Wadsworths.
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