Hill family
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The Hill family was a prominent American railroad magnate dynasty led by James J. Hill, influential in the development of the Great Northern Railway and upper Midwest commerce in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hill family canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American business family
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railroad magnate dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Northern Railway
NERFINISHED
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Northern Securities Company NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (reorganized into Great Northern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Saint Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicInfluence | development of Upper Midwest commerce ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
agriculture promotion
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banking ⓘ land development ⓘ railroad industry ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major role in private construction of a transcontinental railroad without federal land grants
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shaping agricultural export routes from the Upper Midwest to Pacific ports ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of the Great Northern Railway
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control of the Northern Pacific Railway (through interests) ⓘ development of settlement along Great Northern routes ⓘ influence on transcontinental rail traffic ⓘ |
| legacy |
Hill family mansions and estates in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Hill papers and archives held in Minnesota institutions ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Clara Anne Hill
NERFINISHED
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Gertrude Hill Gavin NERFINISHED ⓘ James J. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ James Norman Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis W. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Hill Boeckmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Hill Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Jerome Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patriarch | James J. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philanthropicActivity |
support for Catholic institutions in Minnesota
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support for education and the arts in Saint Paul ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
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Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Gilded Age elite ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
land grants and real estate near rail lines
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railroad investments ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
James J. Hill House