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Great Hinckley Fire

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The Great Hinckley Fire

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Weather History: The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894

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Bekah Visits the Hinckley Fire Museum

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That's So Minnesota: View from fire tower in Hinckley

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Britania tires Hinckley Fire

The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres, including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual number of fatalities was likely higher.