On This Date in Minnesota History: June 22

June 22, 1919 – A disastrous tornado swept through Fergus Falls, Minn., on this date. “Forty-eight persons are known to have been killed and 150 injured. The most deaths occurred in the Grand (correct) hotel which was crushed by the wind. A Great Northern passenger train was blown from the tracks near Fergus Falls: 250 passengers escaped without serious injuries.

Four churches, the jail and court house, buildings of a small college and a number of dwellings were wrecked. Property damage was estimated at between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.”

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