Moose Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Site of Mass Grave

July 29, 2022

1. Site of Mass Grave Marker

Inscription. The Forest Fires of October 12, 1918 devastated the area and 453 people perished. Because of the threat of infection, burials needed to be done quickly. 200 bodies of which 45 were not identified, were placed in a mass grave at this site. Numbered ceramic medallions were assigned to each body with some still visible today. MLAHS has a list of the people with their assigned numbers.

written captions on photographs:
Lowering bodies in one big grave at Moose Lake Oct·15·1918·
Preparing grave for 450 victims, Moose Lake, Minn

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is October 12, 1918.

Location. 46° 27.608′ N, 92° 45.173′ W. Marker is in Moose Lake, Minnesota, in Carlton County. It is on County Road 61 0.2 miles north of Arrowhead Lane (State Highway 27), on the right when traveling north. Located in Riverside Cemetery in Moose Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moose Lake MN 55767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region

and in the Iron Range.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geology of Minnesota (approx. 1.2 miles away); The 1918 Fire (approx. 6.2 miles away); Christopher C. Andrews, Conservation Pioneer

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(approx. 7.6 miles away); 1872 (approx. 9 miles away); The Iron Range (approx. 10.1 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Moose Lake Area Historical Society. (Submitted on August 29, 2022.)
2. Cloquet fire - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 29, 2022.)

Site of Mass Grave Marker & Monument image. Click for full size.

July 29, 2022

2. Site of Mass Grave Marker & Monument

Site of Mass Grave Marker & Monument in Riverside Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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3. Site of Mass Grave Marker & Monument in Riverside Cemetery

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4. Mass Grave Monument

"Erected to the memory of the Men, Women and Children who perished in the forest fire of October 12, 1918"

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