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Historical Items

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Item 9554

Perry potato house fire, 1960

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: 1960-12-13 Location: Presque Isle; Perry Media: Photoprint

Item 9405

Presque Isle Air Base fire drill, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1940 Location: Presque Isle; Presque Isle Media: Photoprint

Item 9559

Spragueville barn fire, 1960

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1960 Location: Spragueville Media: Photoprint

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 148197

Opportunity Farm two fire escapes, New Gloucester, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: Megquier & Jones Co.

Online Exhibits

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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle Fire Department

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"n.d., Web. 24 April 2013 Preventing Genocide - William S. Cohen - Biography. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2013."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… while it was under construction, but dense fog prevented him from landing. After an unsuccessful attempt the following day, he landed instead on…"

My Maine Stories

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The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR