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The Cloquet Fire (/ k l oʊ ˈ k eɪ / kloh-KAY) [2] was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake , Cloquet , and Kettle River .
Cloquet Fire: Minnesota and Wisconsin: Killed 453 people. 1919 5,000,000 acres (2,023,000 ha) Great Fire of 1919 Alberta and Saskatchewan Spanning from Lac La Biche, AB to almost Prince Albert, SK. Village of Lac La Biche destroyed. 300+ people homeless. An estimated $200,000 in property damage. Cause: drought, high winds, lightning.
Cloquet: 1919 office building—Cloquet's largest from the construction boom after the 1918 fire—which housed nearly all of the lumber town's principal businesses. [7] 6: Grand Portage of the St. Louis River: Grand Portage of the St. Louis River: May 24, 1973 : West of Duluth in Jay Cooke State Park off Minnesota Highway 210
The blaze is believed to be the deadliest wildfire to impact the U.S. since the Cloquet Fire killed more than 450 people in 1918 in Minnesota.
The 1918 Cloquet Fire started on October 12, 1918, with a background of a hot, dry summer, followed by a fall with little rain. The fire started on a windy day when a spark, possibly thrown from a passing train, ignited nearby brush. Much of the area, from Sturgeon Lake to Moose Lake, Cloquet, and close to Duluth, was devastated by the fire. It ...
It was named for Reuben B. Carlton, a member of the Minnesota Senate (1857–58). [9] In October 1918, an immense forest fire occurred, known as the Cloquet fire. The Carlton County Historical Society hosts a permanent exhibit about the fire of 1918, along with ones about the Ojibwe of Carlton County and the Logging Era. [10]
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An employee at the Super 8 in Cloquet, Minnesota, called police shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday to say they had found another employee who looked like she had been attacked, Cloquet police Chief ...