In 1906, a forbidding iron fence, eight feet
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
In 1906, a forbidding iron fence, eight feet tall and topped by wire netting, suddenly rose around Forest Hill, closing off sections to the public. This caution was now warranted, since Rockefeller was inundated with death threats and hired Pinkerton detectives to protect himself. After the McClure’s series, he kept a revolver on his bedside table.
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