Great Mill Disaster
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The Great Mill Disaster, also known as the Washburn A Mill explosion, occurred on May 2, 1878, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The disaster resulted in 18 deaths. The explosion occurred on a
View two days after the explosion
Memorial in Lakewood Cemetery
Cadwallader C. Washburn
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Cadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 11th governor of Wisconsin and served 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, r
Great Mill Disaster
…millworkers. The destruction seriously impacted the city's productive capacity for flour, which was a major industry in the city. Following the blast, Cadwallader C. Washburn, the mill's owner, had a new mill, designed by William de la Barre, constructed on the site of the old one. This building was also later destroyed, and…
Cadwallader Colden Washburn
Statue of Washburn at Vicksburg National Military Park by George Brewster
Cadwallader C. Washburn Monument and grave site at Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Cadwallader Colden Washburn, General