Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Both in times, a vast amount of wealth can draw a lot of attention.

Money and fame go together like peanut butter and jelly, or little blue boxes and tiffinies.

But some people are content to just make the money.

They don't want the notoriety that comes with having more than everyone else.

Unfortunately, and maybe ironically even, the rich don't always get what they want.

Joseph Richardson was one of the richest men in New York City in the late 1800s.

He was born in England, but came to the United States to establish himself as a contractor.

Over the span of his career, he was responsible for the bridge port waterworks and large sections

of railroads like the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, and Iron Mountain.

He loved land, and he snatched up as much of it as he could, accumulating a net worth

of $20 million before he died.

And yet despite his vast holdings within New York City, he hated it.

Not the money, but the city itself.

It was loud and ostentatious and disruptive to his quiet nature.

Joseph lived far outside of New York with his wife Emma, also a landowner, and together

they were quite the power couple of their time, though they did their best to stay out of

the limelight.

Joseph was known to have said that he'd rather throw away $10,000 than see his name in

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