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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 ...

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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 ...