Pinkham Hall Incident Show Notes

Written By Travis Hoffman

Below are the mentioned links and additional context for the Wild Quincy Pinkham Hall Incident episode available here. The following will add some relevant links as well as some additional context to the story.

Modern Day Location of Pinkham Hall in 1863

Location where Pinkman Hall once stood

Pinkham Hall was located on what is now the parking lot between Roy Bennett Furniture and the Lincoln Douglas Apartments on the north side of Maine Street between 3rd and 4th Streets

Ruins of Pinkham Hall after fire destroyed building in 1879

ruins of Pinkham Hall

Image credit: Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County https://www.hsqac.org/pinkham-hall-deaths-were-not-so-rare-tragedy

Additional Links for Content Referenced

“Needle Pickets” respond to call during Civil War by Megan Boccardi; December 4, 2011 ; https://www.hsqac.org/needle-pickets-respond-to-call-during-civil-war

Pinkham Hall deaths were not-so-rare tragedy by Lynn M. Snyder; May 17, 2015; https://www.hsqac.org/pinkham-hall-deaths-were-not-so-rare-tragedy

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