On This Date in Minnesota History: December 9

December 9, 1904 – The little village of Thomson, two miles from Carlton, was struck by fire this morning, destroying three buildings, valued at about $5,000.

All of the buildings destroyed were vacant at the time of the fire. One was formerly occupied as a hotel and saloon combined. The second was the old post office building, and the third another saloon.

All of the buildings were frame and burned rapidly. The Carlton fire department was notified and succeeded in reaching the spot in time to save two residences adjoining the blazing buildings.

H. H. Hawkins, of Duluth, was the owner of the building formerly occupied by the saloon, and the Cloquet Lumber Company and F. L. Redfield owned the old hotel building.

There was no insurance on any of the property and the value of the structures, estimated at $5,000, will be a dead loss. The origin of the fire is unknown.


Duluth Evening Herald; “Buildings at Thomson Burned”; December 9, 1904; p. 1.

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