Great Hinckley Fire

Hinckley is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 48. The population was 1,800 at the 2010 census.Hinckley's name in the Ojibwe language is Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag, meaning "the place abundant with grindstones" due to being located along the Grindstone River. Portions of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation are located within and adjacent to Hinckley. On September 1, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire killed more than 400 people. Hinckley is generally considered the halfway point on Interstate 35 between Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Duluth.

The Northern Pacific Depot in Hinckley, Minnesota, United States, is a wood-framed depot built in 1895, the year after the previous depot was destroyed in the Great Hinckley Fire on September 1, 1894. The depot was built from the plans of the previous depot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The building was originally built by the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad, which was acquired by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1900. The building had separate men's and women's waiting rooms, a freight room, a restaurant known as the "Beanery", and a stationmaster's living quarters on the second floor.Passenger train service to Hinckley station ended on January 4, 1967, when trains 65 and 66 were discontinued between the Twin Cities and Duluth.The depot is now known as the Hinckley Fire Museum. The museum interprets the history of the fire that destroyed six towns and burned over 400 square miles (1,000 km2). It also explains how the town was rebuilt and how the area shifted to agricultural use after the lumbering era ended.

Grand Casino Hinckley is a casino and hotel in Hinckley, Minnesota, United States, owned and operated by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures. It was formerly owned by Grand Casinos. The casino features gaming, accommodations, dining, conference and banquet facilities, live entertainment, and The Grand Harmony Spa and Grand National Golf Club. The casino employs more than 1,400 people. The Band also invests in infrastructure and economic development.

Barry Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census. The township was named for Edward Barry, a railroad engineer.

Mission Creek is an unincorporated community in Mission Creek Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Hinckley and Beroun along Pine County 61. The center of Mission Creek is generally considered at the junction of Pine County 61 with Tie Road, and Railroad Lane; located in the northern portion of Mission Creek Township (population 635). Mission Creek flows through the area. Nearby places include Hinckley, Beroun, and Brook Park. Mission Creek is located three miles south of Hinckley and five miles north of Beroun. Mission Creek is six miles east-northeast of Brook Park. Also nearby is the junction of Interstate 35, State Highway 23 (MN 23), and Pine County 61; just south of Hinckley at the Mora exit. ZIP codes 55037 (Hinckley) and 55007 (Brook Park) meet near Mission Creek.

The Grindstone River is a 6.7-mile-long (10.8 km) river of Minnesota, a tributary of the Kettle River. Its name is derived either from the Dakota Iŋswú watpá (Small Stones River) or from the Ojibwe Zhiigwanaabikokaa-ziibi (River abundant with grind stones). Sandstone taken from near the river was used to produce sharpening stones. In Ojibwe, Hinckley (Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag) is named after this river.The South Fork Grindstone River rises in a wetland complex in Kroschel Township, Kanabec County, and flows south and east. The North Fork Grindstone River rises from Grindstone Lake in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, and flows south. The two forks join in Hinckley, and the main river flows generally east and empties into the Kettle River in Barry Township, Pine County. Grindstone Lake, the North Fork Grindstone River and the lower course of the Grindstone River are shown on the 1757 edition of the Mitchell Map.

Hinckley Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 820 at the 2000 census.

Friesland is an unincorporated community in Dell Grove Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Hinckley and Sandstone; near the intersection of Pine County 61, Pine County 26, and the former Northern Pacific Railway (now the Willard Munger State Trail).

Mission Creek Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 590 at the 2000 census.

Munch Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 222 at the 2000 census. Munch Township was named for three brothers named Munch who worked as lumberman in the area.

Wareham is an abandoned townsite in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. Wareham was located immediately south of Sandstone on Government Road. Government Road, also known as "Douglas Highway" or the "Old Military Road", had served as a main route in the community. It is two miles from Interstate 35.

Beroun is an unincorporated community in Mission Creek Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States. Interstate 35 and Pine County Roads 14 and 61 are three of the main routes in the community. I-35 runs north–south, and County Road 14 (Beroun Crossing Road) runs east–west. Beroun is between Hinckley and Pine City. Founded circa 1882 as "Brown's Hill" along the Northern Pacific Railroad line, it was renamed in 1895 when a post office called "Beroun" was established, and remained in operation until 1993. The community was founded by Czech immigrants, who named it after the town of Beroun in the Czech Republic. Beroun was a station on the Northern Pacific Railroad.ZIP codes 55063 (Pine City), 55037 (Hinckley), and 55007 (Brook Park) all intersect near Beroun.