The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago Posted by Ravenswood Historical Society Webmaster on March 28, 2017 Posted in: Past Programs. Tagged: Chicago History, Edgewater Branch Chicago Public Library, history, Jack Harpster, Railroad, William B Ogden. Related posts: Germans in Chicago Draining Chicago: The Early City and the North Area Chicago Transformed: World War One and the Windy City Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains Posts navigation ← Giants in the Park Valley of the Kings Graceland Cemetery →