Contributed by Lovell Historical Society
Description
March 27, 1953 flood along the Kezar River in Lovell. Gerry's sawmill washed out.The underpinning of the mill washed out and the entire mill building was carried a ways downstream, then collapsed. Gerry's rebuilt and the operation is now known as Lovell Lumber.
About This Item
- Title: Kezar River flood, Lovell, 1953
- Creation Date: 1953-03-27
- Subject Date: 1953-03-27
- Location: Lovell, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Sawmills--Maine--Lovell
- Floods--Maine--Lovell
- Flood damage--Maine--Lovell
- Lovell (Me.)--Floods, March 27, 1953--Photographs
- Kezar River (Me.)
- Lovell Lumber (Me.)
- Gerry's Mill (Lovell, Me.)--Flood damage--Photographs
- Lumber industry--Maine--Lovell
For more information about this item, contact:
Lovell Historical SocietyPO Box 166, Lovell, ME 04051
(207) 925-3234
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