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Who was Louis W. Hill?


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 Donald Spritzer has put together a concise biography on Louis W. Hill, the son of James J. Hill.  Louis Hill went on to become President and later Chairman of the Board of the Great Northern Railway.  His most notable legacy was the establishment and promotion of Glacier National Park in the Montana Rockies.

Click Here for a link to the Louis W. Hill online biography.

Update 11-14-2010:  There is now an excellent book available about Louis Hill from the Ramsey County Historical Society:

THE DUTIFUL SON - LOUIS W. HILL
Life in the Shadow of the Empire Builder James J. Hill
by Biloine W. Young with Eileen R. McCormack
Ramsey County Historical Society
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, 2010