Mary
The Great Northern
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Hill Staff
100

Mary Theresa Mehegan was born in this city

New York City

100

The iconic mascot of the Great Northern Railway

Rocky the Mountain Goat

100

Johannes Kirchmayer was paid this much to work on the Hill House

One dollar per hour

100

The number of fireplaces in the Hill house

22

100

Celia Taur is from this Minnesota town

New Ulm 

200

This is Mary Hills birthday

July 1st

200

This famous union leader organized a strike against the Great Northern Railway in 1894

Eugene V Debs 

200

How much the Hill House cost to build

$931,275.01

200

The Livable square footage of the Hill House

36,500

200

Lena Peterson was married in this year

1911

300

What Mary Hill called her best friend

Papa

300

This is the name of the GNR engineer who found Marias Pass and built the Cascade tunnel

John F. Stevens

300

The total estimated cost of the Boeckmann House at 366 Summit Avenue

$120,000 - $125,000

300

This is the total number of rooms in the Hill House including bathrooms

55

300

Lena is a nickname for this name

Caroline

400
Mary's neighbors congratulated her on escaping this in 1899

A train derailment 

400

The name Great Northern Railway Company was adopted in this year

1889

400

How much one dollar was worth in 1891

One Dollar. 

400

This is the exact number of hours it took to complete the woodcarving in the Hill House

32,333

400

These siblings worked at the Hill House as a Pantry-maid and Handy-man 

Clara and John Hasslen 
500

The first and last names of both of Mary's parents including her mother's maiden name

Timothy Mehegan and Mary McGowan

500

This is the total length of the Great Northern Railway according to the GNR public relations department in 1951

8,316 Miles

500

This is what Ramsey County estimates the market value of the James J Hill house to be in 2025

$4,977,200

500

How many feet of frontage this house has on summit avenue

350

500

Chet is a nickname for this name

Chester

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