Hill with Carl Gray ca. 1913
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From this image you can see Hill was a short man, but he was certainly larger than life. At the time this photograph was taken Carl Gray was president of Great Northern. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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James J. Hill
James J. Hill lived the late nineteenth century American dream. Through hard work, perseverance, and sometimes sheer luck, Hill amassed a fortune in the railroad industry though his company Great Northern.
Hill was born in a rural community west…