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Re: Hill-Harriman

Author: Bruce Butler

Date: 10-04-2013 - 08:09

It sounds like this book is just being published.

Article author Amy Goetzman bemoans the fact that "nobody" remembers who James J. Hill was. Well, she obviously didn't talk with any railfans with any sense of history!

She also bemoans the lack of any monuments, other than his St. Paul mansion, to James J. Hill.
It is a bit of a stretch, but out here in the sticks of Washington we have the Maryhill Museum of Art and the Stonehenge Memorial. Both are located along the Columbia River at Maryhill WA. Both were built by Sam Hill who was James Hill's nephew. Sam Hill worked briefly in the GN's legal department and married James J Hill's daughter Mary.

In yet more of a stretch away from RR topics, for those of you who love the Columbia River gorge, or even some who may not be familar with it and would like to see more, click here to see a 5-1/2 minute video, with music.

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Re: Hill-Harriman	Bruce Butler	10-04-2013 - 08:09
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Bruce Butler Wrote:
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> It sounds like this book is just being published.
> 
> Article author Amy Goetzman bemoans the fact that
> "nobody" remembers who James J. Hill was.  Well,
> she obviously didn't talk with any railfans with
> any sense of history!  
> 
> She also bemoans the lack of any monuments, other
> than his St. Paul mansion, to James J. Hill.  
> It is a bit of a stretch, but out here in the
> sticks of Washington we have the Maryhill Museum
> of Art and the Stonehenge Memorial. Both are
> located along the Columbia River at Maryhill WA. 
> Both were built by Sam Hill who was James Hill's
> nephew.  Sam Hill worked briefly in the GN's legal
> department and married James J Hill's daughter
> Mary.
> 
> In yet more of a stretch away from RR topics, for
> those of you who love the Columbia River gorge, or
> even some who may not be familar with it and would
> like to see more, click here to see a 5-1/2 minute
> video, with music.

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