Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum shares the story and legacy of Andrew Carnegie. Son of a weaver, born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, his family emigrated when he was 12 and settled in Allegheny, Pittsburgh where Andrew started working as a bobbin boy in the mills. He worked as a telegram messenger, learned morse code and worked his way through the railroad companies to ultimately start a bridge building company. He sold his companies for $408million in 1901 and continued with his aim of using his wealth to create learning institutions for communities to explore reading, music, culture, science and the natural world.