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  2. James J. Hill House - Wikipedia

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    The James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, was built by railroad magnate James J. Hill. The house, completed in 1891, is near the eastern end of Summit Avenue near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The house, for its time, was very large and was the "showcase of St. Paul" until James J. Hill's death in 1916. [1]

  3. James J. Hill - Wikipedia

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    By the time of his death in 1916, James J. Hill was worth more than $63 million, equivalent to $1,764,000,000 today, and over $200 million in related assets. [1] When his estate was divided his widow received over $16 million, and each of his children received almost $4 million; $1.5 million was paid in income and inheritance taxes.

  4. Fort Hill (Clemson University, South Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    [6] Clemson University has operated Fort Hill as a house museum as stipulated in the will. The house is all that remains of what was once an extensive plantation estate. [7] The home was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [1] [3] Fort Hill was closed for a two-year restoration project and was reopened in the spring of 2003.

  5. Historic Death Valley tram tower ripped down when tourists ...

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    The fire, one of two that day, occurred just after midnight April 4 behind the Borax Museum and destroyed a wooden wagon used to transport borax out of Death Valley in the late 1800s.

  6. 113-year-old tower in Death Valley National Park felled by ...

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  7. North Oaks Farm - Wikipedia

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    In 1883 James J. Hill purchased 3,500 acres of land in Ramsey County for $50,000 which would become North Oaks Farm. Later, Hill purchased additional land that expanded the farm to nearly 5,500 acres. For the first ten years, the North Oaks Farm operated as a stock farm and base for Hill's efforts to breed a dual-purpose cow.

  8. Forgotten cowboys: The cost of rent is forcing a major ... - AOL

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    Jim and Gloria Austin are the owners of the museum, where 95% of the items have been donated from people’s attics, garages and stores or were found by someone sifting through the junk inside a barn.

  9. Memorial Stadium (Clemson) - Wikipedia

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    The late Lonnie McMillian, former football coach at Presbyterian College told sports writers in 1948 that he had "to take his team up to Clemson and play in Death Valley" where they rarely scored or gained a victory. [6] Clemson Head Coach Frank Howard began using the nickname "Death Valley" for the stadium in the 1950s. [citation needed]