founding families
First established lineages
Founding families are the original settlers or early prominent households of a place, institution, or organization.
The term often carries connotations of inherited status and influence: The founding families of the town still controlled most of the land.
In American usage, it frequently refers to colonial-era families whose descendants claim social distinction, sometimes with implications of old money and exclusivity.
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- WashingtonsOne-dollar notes
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- VanderbiltsStoried American industrial dynasty
- MediciFlorentine banking dynasty
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- city historycity history, city archives, city development, urban development, historic districts
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- Small-Town Lifegeneral store, town square, front porch, church steeple, water tower
- town heritagehistoric marker, heritage site, town square, historic district, courthouse
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- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
founding familiesnewcomers
Those recently arrived
new arrivals · latecomers · Johnny-come-latelies · arrivistes · fresh off the boat
founding familiesoutsiders
Those not belonging
upstarts · parvenus · nouveau riche · social climbers · underclass
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