Sunday, July 21, 2013

On this date in Minnesota history: July 21

July 21, 1856 – “James J. Hill arrived in St. Paul to work as a shipping clerk for J. W. Bass and Company. He would eventually find his fortune as a railroad baron and business tycoon.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf




James J. Hill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_J._Hill_at_35.jpg

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