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Historic Pillsbury flour mill ruins

This building was once the largest flour mill in the world. It was desemated in an explosion May 2, 1878. It was once powered by St. Anthony Falls on the Missis...
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This building was once the largest flour mill in the world. It was desemated in an explosion May 2, 1878. It was once powered by St. Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in #Minneapolis. In 1878 a spark ignited flour dust in the mill, creating an explosion, and killing all 14 of it's workers plus an additional 4. This is just one building of the remains that still stand. The area is now called "Old Mill Ruins Park"
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