Saturday, September 1, 2012

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 1

September 1, 1894 – “Between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., a great firestorm consumed and destroyed Hinckley and 5 smaller communities, namely Mission Creek, Sandstone, Miller, Partridge and Pokegama,” with 418 people perishing.
http://www.hinckley.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BFD8DC19D-5036-4403-8C87-061FFE2E781A%7D



 Hinckley Fire Memorial, Hinckley, Minn.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain September 1, 2012, as long as acknowledgement included.  



Ruins of downtown Hinckley, Minnesota after the 1894 fire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pf040256.jpg

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