Thomas Corbitt

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1894

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Corbitt, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Great Hinckley Fire kills more than 450 in Minnesota

   1894

   Role: Victim of the Hinckley fire, formerly of Thurston, Steuben County, New York

   1. 11894 · Pine County forests, in the region around HinckleyFire Ignition and Spread

      After a two-month drought and high temperatures, several small fires started in the pine forests of Pine County, Minnesota.

   2. 2September 1, 1894 · HinckleyFirestorm Destroys Hinckley

      On September 1, 1894, a firestorm wiped out Hinckley, killing over 400 people in the immediate and surrounding areas.

   3. 3September 1, 1894 · HinckleyEvacuation and Escape

      Residents fled as the fire approached, with some escaping via train while others were trapped.

Sources

1. Great Hinckley Fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14