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Listed below are publications about the Hill Family, Charles Gilfillan, and North Oaks
Harriman vs, Hill, Wall Street’s Great Railroad War, 2013
Larry Haeg
The Dutiful Son, Louis W Hill, 2010
Biloine W. Young with Eileen R. McCormack
Three Bold Ventures, 2007
Joan C. Brainard and Richard E. Leonard
The Legacy Project, Remembering Louis Hill Jr. Through Oral Histories, 1998
Elizabeth Burns
James J Hill, Empire Builder of the Northwest, 1996
Michael P. Malone
The Great Northern Railway, a History, 1988
Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott & Don L Hofsomer
James J. Hill, The Opening of the Northwest, 1976
Albro Martin
James J. Hill, A Great Life in Brief, 1955
Stewart H. Holbrook
The Life of James J. Hill, Vol. 1, 1917
Joseph Gilpin Pyle,
The Life of James J. Hill, Vol. 2, 1917
Joseph Gilpin Pyle
Highways of Progress, 1910
James J. Hill
Hill Farm Historical Society will have, “Three Bold Ventures: The History of North Oaks” books available for purchase at our big events.
Three Bold Ventures, all so different and all occurring on the land that is now the city of North Oaks, documents Charles Gilfillan's and James J. Hill's ventures. The third bold venture was Louis W. Hill, Jr.'s development of North Oaks Farm starting in 1950 into a residential community with emphasis on the retention of the natural environment. Written by long time residents Joan Brainard and Richard Leonard, this 230 page coffee table book has over 250 photos and maps to enhance the text.
Cattle in feed lot
James J. Hill Gravesite 1916
The Hill Family 1886
Threshing Machine
Jame J. Hill Company Warehouse
Threshing at James J. Hill Farm