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On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire started.
Great Hinckley Fire
Coordinates: 46°0?40?N 92°55?24?W
Location: Pine County, near Hinckley, Minnesota, US
Statistics
Date(s): September 1, 1894 to September 6, 1894; 3:00 p.m. (CDT)
Burned area: 200,000 acres (810 km2)
Cause: Drought
Land use: Logging
Deaths: 418+
The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres (810 km2; 310 sq mi) (perhaps more than 250,000 acres [1,000 km2; 390 sq mi]), including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual number of fatalities was likely higher. Other sources put the death toll at 476.
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Coordinates: 46°0?40?N 92°55?24?W
Location: Pine County, near Hinckley, Minnesota, US
Statistics
Date(s): September 1, 1894 to September 6, 1894; 3:00 p.m. (CDT)
Burned area: 200,000 acres (810 km2)
Cause: Drought
Land use: Logging
Deaths: 418+
The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres (810 km2; 310 sq mi) (perhaps more than 250,000 acres [1,000 km2; 390 sq mi]), including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual number of fatalities was likely higher. Other sources put the death toll at 476.
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