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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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...