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According to biographer Albro Martin, James J. Hill was "the last and greatest American railroad leader in the heroic era." The native Canadian's name became synonymous with railroad innovation ...

James J. Hill: Empire Builder is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

The Minnesota Historical Society really knows how to celebrate Halloween. TheyâÄôll be sponsoring dramatic readings of 19th-century Victorian ghost stories at the James J. Hill house in St. Paul, the ...