Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Between 1901 to 1918, the Carnegie Corporation of New York donated $969,375 for the construction of 65 public libraries in the state of Minnesota. 48 are still standing and 25 are still being used as public libraries. 38 of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On March 12, 1906 Hamline University … Read more
When the Hotel Saint Paul opened its doors in 1910, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, James J. Hill, businessman, Lucius P. Ordway, and Archbishop, John Ireland were all on hand. In 1919 after the Minnesota State Legislature ratified the 19th amendment they celebrated with a jubilee banquet in the hotel. The following year … Read more
In 1879 James J. Hill bought the bankrupt St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company and renamed it the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad. A couple months later, railroads in Saint Paul banded together to build a union station and Minneapolis leaders asked Hill to build a union station on their side of the river. … Read more
Founded in 1887, the Minneapolis Club moved into their present building in 1912. James J. Hill, the president and founder of the Great Northern Railway, was one of the founders of the club. Though he never saw this clubhouse (the fourth in a rapid succession of buildings), he would likely have approved of its style. … Read more