General Knox's Dream Estate Lasted One Generation. The Math Was Visible From Day One.
Henry Knox built Montpelier in 1794 on 576,000 acres of inherited claims and speculative ventures. He died in debt in 1806, and the house was demolished for a railroad in 1871.
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