Saturday, June 11, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota history: June 11

June 11, 1887 – The village of Hallock, county seat of Kittson County, Minn., was incorporated on this date. The town was named for one of its founders, Charles Hallock, a man from New York City who for many years came to the Northwest corner of Minnesota to hunt.


 


Charles Hallock1

http://www.hallockmn.org/history/
1http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/5873509245_430dfed4b2.jpg
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Friday, June 10, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 10

June 10, 1880 – This evening, “the most terrific rain storm visited [Rush City, Minn.] that has been witnessed for years. About 4 P.M., it commenced and rained steadily without cessation until after midnight, amidst a most terrible electrical display. The small creeks, which were already full to the overflowing, were speedily made into rivers, and the marshes into lakes. All the wagon bridges across Rush Creek are gone, and valleys, fields and meadow lands are completely inundated.

"The damage by reason of the overflow of the creek will reach several thousand dollars. Wheat fields in many instances are covered and the crop will be almost entirely ruined. Other damage is reported, trains were delayed, bridges were swept away. The St. Croix River was higher than ever before known, and all crossing was suspended at the ferry. Where it is usually only a few rods wide, it was nearly a mile wide, covering the entire valley. The Rush Creek, which is usually 12 to 15 feet wide, is now 50 rods to half a mile wide covering the valley six feet, and deeper upon the meadows and fields.”

Sioux County Herald; Orange City, Iowa; 1880-06-24
http://www3.gendisasters.com/minnesota/13540/rush-city-mn-flooding-rains-june-1880





Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 10, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 9

June 9, 1911 – A dense sand stormed raged through Anoka, Minn., this evening from 10:30 to 11:20. The sand was so thick that electric lights in the streets could be seen only a few feet. There was very little rain.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; June 10, 1911; p. 1.





Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Jan. 14, 2014,
as long as acknowledgement included.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 8

June 8, 1910 – Incendiaries are thought to have set fire to the new Oriental Hotel at White Bear Lake, which was totally destroyed this evening, entailing a loss estimated at about $50,000. Proprietor Henry Dierig said that he carried only $14,500 insurance on the place.

When the fire was first discovered by a passerby, the flames were already belching from the windows in different parts of the building, which makes the fire marshal believe it was started in several places at once.
James Flynn, the caretaker, was aroused by the crackling of flames barely in time to make his escape, half dressed. An impromptu fire brigade was organized, which fought the blaze until help arrived from St. Paul.

The Oriental had just been completed and is d=said to have been one of the most up-t0-date summer resort hotels in the Northwest. It was to have opened next Friday.

In former years the site of the Oriental was occupied by the Chateguay and later by the Wahbemaguay hotels, both of which were destroyed by fire said to have been caused by firebugs.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Oriental Hotel Burns; Incendiaries Blamed. Third Building on Same Site at White Bear Lake Destroyed by Fire. Estimated Loss of $50,000, With But $14,500 Insurance—Cottages Also Are Lost.”; June 9, 1910; p. 1.




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 8, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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

http://www3.gendisasters.com/files/files/newphotos2/virginia_mn_fire_6-7-1900_1.jpg

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Monday, June 6, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 6

June 6, 1945“A horrifying multiple-murder by Robert Doan of Mahtowa [Minn.] - he killed his wife and four children. He ‘lost his temper’ after being fired from his job as a bulldozer operator at Duluth's Williamson-Johnson Municipal Airport that was followed by an argument with his wife. He was sentenced to life in prison.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf




http://townmapsusa.com/images/maps/map_of_mahtowa_mn.jpg

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 5

June 5, 1959 – “Bob Zimmerman graduated from high school in Hibbing, Minnesota [on this date]. Zimmerman was known as a greaser to classmates in the remote rural community because of his long sideburns and leather jacket.



Hibbing High School1


“Soon, Zimmerman would be performing at coffee houses at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and later in Greenwich Village in New York City. He would also change his name to Bob Dylan.”

http://www.classicbands.com/day/june%205.html



Young Bob Dylan2

1Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 5, 2016, as long as acknowledgement included.

2http://www.vintag.es/2013/05/young-bob-dylan.html

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