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“Monument and Museum”
The Hinckley Fire Museum is located in the former Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad Depot, rebuilt in the wake of fire to replicate the previous train station. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and remains largely unchanged. Inside, you’ll see artifacts from the 1890’s that made it through the fire and hear some of the many stories from that terrible September day, which remains one of the largest wildfire disasters in history.
This museum takes you on a history lesson about the town and the horrendous fire that destroyed it in 1894. It has nothing to do with a fire house, if that is what you were thinking (I know I... Read more
Great small town museum. You will learn a lot about this devastating fire in 1894 that changed everything for Hinckley and killed over 400 people. Great artifacts, cool old train depot location,... Read more
Beautiful and Harrowing stuff. We arrived just at "last admission" but they let us in anyways. We learned alot and the artifacts and stories displayed there are amazing. My only critique would be... Read more
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