Built in the 1880s, Stone Arch Bridge remains the only stone arch bridge on the Mississippi and a top downtown landmark.

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A Vancouver Weekly illustration shows Mayor E.G. Crawford introducing “Miss Vancouver” to millionaire railroader James J. Hill during his 1905 visit to the city. Before his October arrival, Hill had ...

No town in the Twin Cities metro area, and perhaps the country, is like North Oaks. Built on the farm owned by the first immensely wealthy Minnesotan — James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern ...

Step inside the James J. Hill House for a dazzling look at Christmas in the Gilded Age, where opulent decorations, historic details, and the grandeur of 1891 come to life. Led by Site Manager Gibson ...

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Seventeen-year-old Canadian immigrant James J. Hill arrives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Working song the waterfront, he immerses himself in the Mississippi River trade and, within ten years, starts his ...