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The Empire Builder James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway
Hill, who built a transportation empire that began with the monumental con­struction of his transcontinental railway ... the Pacific Ocean. The Empire Builder James J. Hill and the Great Northern ...
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.; PROVISIONS OF THE BILL BEFORE THE SENATE--FAIR PROSPECTS FOR ITS PASSAGE--ALL INTERESTED SATISFIED.
WASHINGTON, April 22,--The bill to extend the time for the construction and completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which came up in the Senate to-day, appears to be satisfactory to all the ...
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A bridge to Brainerd’s past: Kicking off the city’s sesquicentennial
It’s a bridge, both literally and figuratively. Completed March 8, 1871, The railroad bridge across the Mississippi River in Brainerd connected the Great Lakes to the western portion of the U.S ...