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Item 50963

Kennebec River Flood, Fairfeld, ca. 1925

Kennebec River Flood, Fairfeld, ca. 1925

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1925 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 66973

Flood, Winslow, ca. 1936

Flood, Winslow, ca. 1936

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: circa 1936 Location: Winslow Media: Photographic print

Item 66964

Flood at Lockwood Cotton Mill Complex, Waterville, 1936

Flood at Lockwood Cotton Mill Complex, Waterville, 1936

Contributed by: Winslow Historical Preservation Committee Date: 1936-03-20 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Paddling into a flooded garage, Saco, 1936

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

Exhibit

Flood in Mechanic Falls, ca. 1896

High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

Exhibit

Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, 1870

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936. In Augusta, the flood stage for the Kennebec River was up to 13 feet."

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"