Keywords: Conflagration
Item 102139
Corrections to "Account of the Great Conflagration in Portland, July 4th, & 5th, 1866," April 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866-07-04 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 40437
Deering High School Annex, Portland, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2
"… "visited upon a Maine city, save for the Portland conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th…"
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"While ravages of time, conflagration and weather have taken many from us, here we provide a selection of our ancient structures, some of which still…"