Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum
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Description
The Great Fire of Houlton, 1902, started in a coal bin in a storage shed behind the Fogg Building. A high, shifting wind blew sparks that spread the fire south-east from there.
The fire burned 20 business blocks, three churches and 75 houses, displacing 80 families.
About This Item
- Title: Great Fire, Houlton, 1902
- Creation Date: 1902-05-17
- Subject Date: 1902-05-17
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 17 cm
- Collection: E. B. White Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum109 Main Street, Houlton, ME 04730
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