Dunfermline Heritage - Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Traditional Geocache
Dunfermline Heritage - Andrew Carnegie Birthplace
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One in a series of places of interest around Dunfermline Town centre. Parking for all in this series is available in the town's car parks.
Andrew Carnegie lived from 25 November 1835 to 11 August 1919. He was an American businessman of Scottish origin who founded the Carnegie Steel Company, which later became part of US Steel. One of the world's richest men in his day.
Carnegie was born in Dunfermline. His father, William Carnegie, was a hand loom weaver, and the extended family had a strong tradition of self-education, political activism and liberalism. A particularly strong influence in his early life was Andrew's uncle, George Lauder, a grocer in Dunfermline. Uncle George taught the young Andrew about Scottish history.
In 1881 Dunfermline was the location of the first of over 3,000 libraries and other institutions Carnegie set up around the world. He never forgot his origins and founded the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust in 1903, “to bring into the monotonous lives of the toiling masses of Dunfermline, more of sweetness and light.”
The cottage in which he was born has been preserved and now houses the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum endowed by his widow after his death in 1919. Cache site is wheelchair accessible.
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