October 27, 2010, Wednesday - The Minneapolis Horror: Tales from the Night Shift

Times: 6:30pm, 7:00pm, and 7:30pm

Location: Mill City Museum

Visit the Washburn A Mill at night as costumed actors dramatize the dangers of working the night shift and the many horrific disasters that have befallen the mill over the years. Hear accounts of the deadly 1878 mill explosion and the dangerous man-lift elevator, and enjoy dramatic nighttime views of the Ruin Courtyard and the Minneapolis Riverfront from the ninth-floor Observation Deck.

The program takes its title from the headline of an 1878 American Miller magazine story that read, ”The Minneapolis Horror: Destruction, Devastation and Death.” The story described the disastrous flour dust explosion on the evening of May 2, 1878, that destroyed the Washburn A Mill and killed 18 workers.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 children and MHS members.

Reservations required, please call 612-341-7555.