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James J. Hill Bust

James J. Hill Bust
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

A bust of James J. Hill, called The Empire Builder, is installed on the University of Washington campus, in Seattle, Washington. The sculpture was created by Finn Haakon Frolich for the city's first world's fair in 1909. It is located on Stevens Way at the northwest end of More Hall (civil and environmental engineering), where it has been located since its placement in 1953.

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