Near Hinckley in Pine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Great Hinckley Fire
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
1. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
September 1st, A.D. 1894 On the First Day of September, A.D. 1894, between the Hours of Three and Five O’Clock in the afternoon a forest fire swept over Central Pine County devastating Four Hundred square miles of Country, Consuming the Villages of Hinckley, Sandstone, Mission Creek and Brook Park, and destroying more than Four Hundred and Eighteen human lives
In Memoriam In the Four Trenches North of this Monument lie the remains of Two Hundred and Forty Eight Men, Women and Children, Residents of Hinckley, who perished in the fire which this monument was erected to commemorate.
Dedicated September 1st, A.D. 1900 This Monument is dedicated to the Pioneers of Civilization in the Forests of Minnesota.
Erected 1900 by The State of Minnesota. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1894.
Location. 46° 0.665′ N, 92° 55.419′ W. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Hinckley Fire (approx. one mile away); Sandstone Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); A Room With A View (approx. 10.4 miles away); Forming Blocks (approx. 10.7 miles away); Sawing Slabs (approx. 10.8 miles away); Power (approx. 10.9 miles away); Crushing Stone (approx. 11 miles away); A Railroad Industry (approx. 11 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinckley.
More about this marker. This monument was the ninth of 23 state monuments that were erected by the Minnesota legislature between 1873 and 1929. These monuments represent Minnesota's first public efforts to mark historic sites.
Additional commentary.
1. Thomas Corbett, soldier who killed John Wilkes Booth, may have died in the fire.
Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, the Union soldier who killed John Wilkes Booth after Booth's assassination of Abraham Lincoln, is presumed to have died in this fire. Although there is no proof, the
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
2. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
— Submitted June 5, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Additional keywords. Hinckley Fire State Monument
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
3. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
4. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
5. Burials Behind Monument
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
6. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
Photographed By Keith L, September 26, 2007
7. The Great Hinckley Fire Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 5,425 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 6, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
