On This Date in Minnesota History: June 7

June 7, 1900 – “Virginia [Minn.] was destroyed [for the second time] by fire. After this fire, commercial buildings on Chestnut Street were required to be made of brick, stone or concrete. It was rebuilt and became the largest town north of Duluth.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part1.pdf

http://www3.gendisasters.com/minnesota/8074/virginia-mn-little-left-town-after-fire-june-1900

Virginia, Minn., after the June 7, 1900 Fire

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