Washburn 'A' Mill Explosion Memorial (unknown-1878)

Erected by the Minneapolis Millers Association in 1885, the memorial is dedicated to the memory of the 18 persons who lost their lives in the great Minneapolis flour mill explosion on May 2, 1878.

The monument honors:
Ernest H. Grundman
George A. Burbank
Charles H.D. Henning
Fredrick A. Merrill
August Schmidt
Henry "Hy" Hicks
Patrick Judge
William L. Leslie
Edward E. Merrill
Oluf P. "Olie" Schei
Clark J. Wilbur
John E. Rosenius
Peter Hagberg
Jacob V. Rhodes
Charles S. Kimball
Walter D. Savage
John C. Boyer
Cyrus K. Ewing

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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Erected A.D. 1885, by the Minneapolis Head Millers' Association, in memory of those who lost their lives in The Great Mill Explosion May 2, 1878.
Labor wide as the earth, hath its summit in heaven
E. H. Grundman, George A. Burbank, Charles Henning, Fred A. Merrill, August Schmidt, Henry Hicks, Patrick Judd, William Leslie, Edwin E. Merrill, Ole P. Schei, Clark Wilbur, John E. Rosenius, Peter Hogberg, Jacob V. Rhodes, Charles Kimball, Walter Savage, John Boyer, and Cyrus K. Ewing

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Mr CK Ewing and three "unknowns" buried here, all others are memorialized only (per the cemetery record, see photo added to this memorial page).

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