A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Great Northern Railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Northern Railway. Show all posts
Friday, December 11, 2009

This Day in Western History (Discovery of Marias Pass Opens Door to Great Northern Railway)

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December 11, 1889—One year before the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the American frontier was closed, a lone explorer-engineer, working ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

This Day in Business History (“Empire Builder” Hill Forms Great Northern Railway)

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September 16, 1889—On his 51st birthday, James J. Hill organized what he called “the great adventure” of his career, the Great Northern Rai...
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