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Description
In 1936, the Androscoggin River experienced record flood levels that completely destroyed the iron bridge between Durham and Lisbon falls and severly damaged many of the mills along the river. This was the second largest flood to be recorded in the history of Lisbon- the largest being the flood of 1814 when the surging Androscoggin destroyed a total of 21 sawmills.
This is an image of the interior of the Worumbo textile mill in Lisbon Falls during the flooding of 1936. The photo records the flooding of a stairway at the mill. Mill machines can be seen becoming submerged by the floodwaters, as well as cases of bottles, newspapers and other debris.
About This Item
- Title: Flooding of the Worumbo Mill, 1936
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
- Location: Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 13 cm x 18 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Floods--Maine--Lisbon Falls
- Textile mills--Maine--Lisbon Falls
- Mills--Maine--Lisbon Falls
- Worumbo Mills (Lisbon Falls, Me.)--Buildings
- Lisbon Falls (Me.)--Floods, 1936--Photographs
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For more information about this item, contact:
Lisbon Historical Society18 School Street, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
(207) 353-8510
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