Keywords: Hurricanes
Item 28913
Hurricane preparedness restaurant mat, ca. 1958
Contributed by: An individual through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1958 Media: Ink on paper
Item 17436
Hurricane damage, Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, 1954
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1954 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines
"There was not as much damage as hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna was a smaller hurricane. In this work it is going to tell you about both of them."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power
"… there were those who said it appeared as though a hurricane had hit. Over 110 crews and 150 trucks set out to battle the freezing temperatures and…"
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
