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	Minnesota Historical Society \| History Topics \| Hinckley Fire of 1894
		The story of the Hinckley fire of September 1, 1894, is a tragic saga of destruction, terror, courage, heroism, and death.
		A 37-mile segment of the Munger Trail memorializes the route the fire took between Hinckley and Barnum, the suffering and death it caused, and the devastation it wrought.
		The Hinckley Fire, by Antone A. Anderson and Clara Anderson McDermott.
	www.state.mn.us /ebranch/mhs/library/tips/history_topics/21hinckley.html (775 words)

	History of Hinckley Minnesota
		With the coming of the railroad, the lumbering industry boomed and for twenty years, Hinckley was a growing, prosperous town with a population of 1,500.
		Because of the dryness of the summer, fires were common in the woods, along railroad tracks and in logging camps where loggers would set fire to their slash to clean up the area before moving on.
		Today, the Hinckley Fire Museum interprets the story of the Great Fire and also of the rebuilding of the town and the area's natural progression into agricultural lands.
	www.hinckleymn.com /history.htm (708 words)

	Saint Croix NSR: Historic Resource Study (Chapter 2)
		Hinckley was a mill town on the northwestern edge of the St. Croix valley.
		The Hinckley Fire was particularly devastating not just because of the loss of life and standing timber, but because it forced the big lumber companies that now dominated the valley to accelerate their logging activities.
		The 1894 fires may have destroyed five hundred million board feet of timber, but equally as damaging were the impact of scorched earth for future forest growth and the loss of pine seedlings and saplings.
	www.nps.gov /sacn/hrs/hrs2k.htm (2182 words)

	Static electricity blamed for fire at Hinckley fiberglass shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		An estimated 400 people build the famed Hinckley jet-powered boats and yachts at the facility, which was built in 1997.
		Fire officials think static electricity, created when plastic was pulled off the hull of a boat, sparked the fire.
		Muise said Hinckley employees, armed with dozens of fire extinguishers, were fighting the blaze until the fire crews arrived.
	www.bangornews.com /news/templates?a=8991 (261 words)

	Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		HINCKLEY - Six fire departments were called early this morning to battle the county's fifth fire in a week.
		to a corn dryer fire at the farm of Kevin Herrmann at 14453 Bastion Road in Hinckley.
		DeKalb County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Kevin Hickey said that although the fire was large, he was surprised at the number of departments that responded.
	www.daily-chronicle.com /articles/2004/10/14/news/news02.prt (270 words)

	Anna M. Rice \| General Christopher C. Andrews: Leading the Minnesota Forestry Revolution \| The History Teacher, 36.1 \| ...
		Strangely, this advertisement presents the fire as beneficial to the town, even though the whole area, including the printing office, was destroyed, and hundreds of lives were lost.
		As Chief Fire Warden (and Forest Commissioner, his later title), Andrews published an annual report as a summary of the fire incidents and prevention activities, forestry legislation, important developments in scientific forestry, and his views on forestry topics.
		This fire was caused by railroad sparks and dry slashings littering the ground.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ht/36.1/rice.html (8902 words)

	Video Evidence: Did Hinckley Really Shoot Reagan? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hinckley certainly was present at the crime scene, and he had a gun in his hand.
		Hinckley himself was suffering from a severe mental illness, rendering his recollections of the events suspect.
		For Hinckley to have hit the stone wall from where he was, he would have had to aim well away from Reagan and fire almost around a corner.
	www.parascope.com /mx/articles/hinckley.htm (1928 words)

	timeline: us wildfires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Despite the fire's extensive devastation and the fact that it killed more people than any fire since, the Peshtigo Fire was overshadowed at the time by the Great Chicago Fire, which began the same day.
		Fire destroyed Cloquet, a sawmill town of 12,000, and left 450 dead; 250,000 acres burned; timberland and property losses estimated at $30 million.
		Two of the worst fires in the region were the Cedar Fire (in San Diego County), which killed 14 people, including a fireman, and the Old Fire (in San Bernardino County), which claimed six lives.
	www.e11th-hour.org /resources/timelines/us.wildfires.html (808 words)

	Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		HINCKLEY - A Thursday night fire just north of Hinckley left no one injured but did destroy a former Aurora couple's "dream" home.
		The cause of the fire at 17145 Lasher Road had not been determined as of this morning.
		Hinckley Fire District Chief Jay VanLanduyt said the fire was reported by a motorist at about 10:20 p.m.
	www.daily-chronicle.com /articles/2004/10/08/news/news01.prt (218 words)

	Historic Wildfires
		The fire was so hot that embers were carried over Green Bay, a span of open water five-to-six-miles wide, igniting fires on the Door Peninsula.
		The Michigan Fire occurred in jack pine and mixed conifers in September 1881 on the lower peninsula of Michigan.
		The Mack Lake Fire occurred in the jack pine forests of the central lower peninsula of Michigan in May 1980.
	www.fws.gov /midwest/Fire/wildfire02.html (316 words)

	Firehouse.Com News - 7/30/02 - Lightning Strikes Illinois Fire Station
		Hinckley firefighters geared up and fought the blaze with extensive mutual aid from the Big Rock and Sandwich fire districts.
		After the fire they found that the reserve unit left inside suffered heat damage and had tar on it, but it is still driveable and will be fixed, Van Landuyt said.
		The Hinckley Fire District is located about 50 miles west of Chicago, and protects a population of about 2,200 in an area of 70 square miles.
	www.firehouse.com /news/2002/7/30_FHlightning.html (536 words)

	Shooting Up on Insanity in Washington, DC by Richard Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Nazi party to which Hinckley belonged had been founded by the American neo-Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell, whose Arlington (Virginia) name and address were in Lee Harvey Oswald's address book at the time of his (Oswald’s) arrest.
		Hinckley had attended a memorial march to commemorate Rockwell (San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 1981.) One wonders to what extent some of these ‘coincidences’ were intended to send a message (conspirators love symbolism).
		Hinckley Sr.'s participation in this group, the latter's connections to U.S. intelligence, and the closeness of the Bush and Hinckley families (add the absolute coincidence that they have colonial-era ancestors in common) should be evaluated in light of the fact that George Sr.
	www.lewrockwell.com /wall/wall17.html (1600 words)

	The Story of James Root
		Throughout that year small fires were a frequent occurrence, and residents of Northern Minnesota had become used to a little smoke and ash in the air.
		The town of Hinckley and the surrounding forest was ablaze.
		"Fire everywhere, his hands were blistered by the heat as he still held the lever, his clothes were burning as were also those of his fireman, Jack McGowan.
	rhet5662.class.umn.edu /heroes/root.html (898 words)

	Tobies Restaurant & Bakery
		For over a month fires had been smoldering in the swamps and gradually spreading in all directions in the northern part of Chisago County and the southern part of Pine County.
		But when the fire burst over the town it came in fierce explosions and in streaks, with suffocating choking gases that paralyzed the victims even before the burning.
		In one instance a man was stricken down, but not burned enough to destroy his clothes, yet in one of his pockets was found a small leather purse in which were four silver dollars welded together in one solid piece.
	www.tobies.com /A_History3.htm (343 words)

	Minnesota Historical Society \| History Topics \| Hinckley Fire of 1894
		Hinckley, a logging and railroad center, was laid waste by the inferno that roared through the town, sending hundreds of townspeople in flight for their lives and leaving hundreds dead in its wake.
		This archival collection is the personal account of an African-American railroad porter's heroic rescue of train passengers and townspeople during the disastrous 1894 forest fire in Hinckley.
		Wilcox gives details of the fire, how she and her family survived, the destruction of property and life, the removal of the survivors to Mora, and the rehabilitation of the land and the people.
	www.mnhs.org /library/tips/history_topics/21hinckley.html (775 words)

	Reviews of Books for Kids about Wildland Fire
		Basic book, showing that fire is a part of the natural cycle of life and death and cycling of the environment.
		While the book does show how fire can be destructive (injuring animals, killing plants, etc.) it also shows how the forest responds with re-growth and that it is all part of a cycle.
		Fire on the Wind, by Linda Crew is an historical fictional account of a logging-camp teenage girl, Storie, who lived through the Tillamook fire of 1933.
	www.wildlandfire.com /books/reviews2.htm (924 words)

	Printer version: Keeping Hinckley history aflame
		Situated in the heart of Minnesota's pine country, Hinckley was a hub for the ravenous logging industry, and a major stop on the railroad between the Twin Cities and Duluth.
		The fire was on the front page of the New York Times for a week and even made the cover of the London Times.
		As part of their research, the cast visited Hinckley and even did a little archaelogy, discovering a root cellar where some of the characters survived.
	www.startribune.com /dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=5253900 (962 words)

	E911 Minutes March 2004
		Hinckley Fire Department requested $1258 for a station radio encoder.
		Chief Jay Van Landuyt explained that during the large church fire in Sycamore the County Fire Radio crashed, and Hinckley was unable to call out their firefighters.
		Fire Chief Pat Colford of the Somonauk Fire Department expressed concern that their Minitor II pagers were breaking down, and there are few parts available.
	www.dekalbcounty.org /Minutes_04/min04_E911Mar.html (809 words)

	nbc4.com - News - Presidential Assassination Attempt Happened 24 Years Ago
		Hinckley opened fire on Reagan outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel in northwest Washington.
		Hinckley was acquitted by reason of insanity in 1982.
		Hinckley has been granted some visits off the hospital campus with his elderly parents, who live in Virginia.
	www.nbc4.com /news/4330495/detail.html?subid=54101381 (168 words)

	MPR: The Hero of Hinckley
		A new mural commemorating the great Hinckley Fire of 1894 has been unveiled at the Hinckley Community Center.
		The fire produced a firestorm which incinerated hundreds of square miles and killed more than 400 people.
		Beverly Breiter, McDonnell's granddaughter now living in California, says her grandmother moved from Hinckley to White Earth in the early 1900s; that she was midwife in more than 200 births, while having 10 children with her husband.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/199909/29_engerl_mural-m/index.shtml (763 words)

	Was the 1910 fire the largest?
		o one can say for certain that the 1910 fire was the largest forest fire ever, but if size alone is the measure, it was indeed the largest forest fire in U.S. history.
		Other U.S. fires - including some listed below - were more deadly, but none moved as swiftly or as savagely over such a vast uncharted expanse as did the 1910 fire.
		Cloquet, a thriving sawmill town of 12,000 was gutted; timber land and property losses estimated at $30 million; 400 perished.
	www.idahoforests.org /fires3.htm (404 words)

	Did You Know
		The fire brigade was called soon after the fire began, but the firemen fell through a frozen river on their way to the scene and either drowned or froze to death.
		A wall of flame rode the winds to the outskirts of Hinckley, instantly consuming the lumber mill and several buildings.
		As the train passed out of town and to safety, the engineer, who stayed at the controls even though the heat had melted the train's gauges, was burned to death.
	www.netpath.net /~markf/dyk_ad.html (1017 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		It gives you a sense of some of the fires we're talking about in the history of the U.S. One that stands out is the Peshtigo fire.
		During that fire, 14 smoke jumpers -- actually, a dozen smoke jumpers and two others who were involved in a helicopter effort were killed when the fire suddenly changed course, and become very explosive.
		The number of fires is kind of flat, or level, on average, but the acreage is much greater.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0206/26/lt.15.html (616 words)

	Hinckley Township Police Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Hinckley Police Personnel investigate all traffic accidents, regardless of severity.
		Safety Town - The Hinckley Police Department works with the Hinckley Fire Department and the volunteers that handle the weeklong safety town program.
		This is a short-term aid and information is given to the people on where additional assistance may be obtained.
	www.hinckleytwp.org /police.html (535 words)

	Untitled Document
		It was in the loft of an old Hinckley chapel that had been built for the Salvation Army in 1905.
		Firemen from Hinckley, Nuneaton and Leicester were called to fight the blaze.
		Fire crews from Hinckley Fire Station among others were called to the scene.
	www.hinckley-times.co.uk /htm/history/1980.htm (1524 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Firestorm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Based on the true story of the 1894 forest fire that killed more than 400 residents of Hinckley, Minn., Firestorm by Jan Neubert Schultz follows a 13-year-old girl and her family on their desperate attempt to flee the lumber town aboard a crowded train.
		About a little known event in history, in a little known part of the U.S., Hinckley, Minnesota, the "ugly, dry,dusty" area where Maggie had to move is a perfect setting for the raging fire that took the little town almost off the map.
		The frightening train ride through the fire, written with gripping intensity and vivid detail is sure to hook readers of all ages.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0876142765 (426 words)

	Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service- Press Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Around twenty firefighters from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are fighting a fire at The Sportsmans, Coventry Road, Hinckley.
		Three pumping appliances from Hinckley Fire Station and two specialist appliances are at the scene and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using three main water jets to extinguish the blaze.
		The cause of the fire will be subject to an investigation by the Fire and Rescue Service.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/green/gga81/2004_04_11_archive.html (125 words)

	Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Minnesota: Localities: H: Hinckley: Society and Culture: History: ...
		It was one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.
		James Root · cached · The dramatic story of the heroism of a railroad engineer who saved almost 300 lives during the Great Hinckley Fire.
		The Hero of Hinckley · cached · News feature from Minnesota Public Radio about Ojibwe artist Steve Premo's mural honoring an Ojibwe woman who rescued a white family in the Hinckley Fire of 1894.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=512822 (132 words)

	Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Minnesota: Localities: H: Hinckley: Society and Culture: History
		Hinckley of the Early Days Before the Fire · A letter from Dennis Dunn of Barnum, Minnesota, describing life in Hinckley in the 1870s.
		Also short articles on the Great Hinckley Fire, Hinckley before the fire, the man who shot John Wilkes Booth, and a local ballplayer turned constable.
		Hinckley's Heritage · Early Hinckley, background on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and the story of the Great Fire of 1894.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=512821 (117 words)

	Background on Red Demon
		On September 1, 1894, a fire destroyed the cities of Mission Creek and Brook Park before moving in to Hinckley.
		Due to a relatively rare weather condition, a vortex (or tornado) took shape and propelled the fire in to a huge wall of destruction.
		Also, see the links section for more James J Hill and Hinckley fire links, including a link to the James J Hill house and a link to the Hinckley fire museum.
	www.siue.edu /~aleopol/shadwell/reddemon.html (669 words)

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