Milford Mine Memorial Park near Wolford in Crow Wing County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Milford Mine Collapse

February 5, 1924 3:45 PM

Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025

1. Milford Mine Collapse Marker

Inscription.

At 3:45 in the afternoon the roof of Contract 13 caved in allowing water to enter the working mine.

Miners working in a room called a Drift, an area that was braced with green timbers that are six inches in diameter and placed four to six feet apart where active mining was occurring, perished immediately as mud and water entered the mine.

Miners feared a cave-in when they discovered sand only 3 feet above the bedrock they were working in.

Erected by Crow Wing County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is February 5, 1924.

Location. 46° 32.14′ N, 93° 58.152′ W. Marker is near Wolford, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County. It is in Milford Mine Memorial Park. It can be reached from Milford Lake Drive. The marker is at the end of the pier in Milford Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crosby MN 56441, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Minnesota’s Northland. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Milford Mine Collapse (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Milford Mine Collapse (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Milford Mine Collapse (here, next to this marker); Foley Pond/Milford Lake (here, next to this marker); Geology (within shouting distance of this marker); Milford Mine Pre-Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); Timber Shaft (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Milford Miners Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wolford.

3:45 PM Marker (right foreground) directly above the site of the 1924 collapse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 27, 2025

2. 3:45 PM Marker (right foreground) directly above the site of the 1924 collapse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. submitted on August 25, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.