Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was saved by a volunteer bucket brigade from the Mill Stream behind it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"In February 1885 his Freeman farmhouse burned down, and he and his family escaped without being physically hurt."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"In 1900, the building burned down for the first time. In 1903, it was re-built, this time from brick."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… was attacked, and more than half the town was burned. Over 400 buildings were destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… that the teacher could get it later for it to be burned in a wood stove. They had to erase all of the chalkboards and pick up the classroom after…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Gleason, attend to the objects of the wood, the rock, the teams, the hay, the wood for home consumption, the care of the buildings, and everything…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"People collected fire wood so that they could burn it and stay warm without having power. Well more than 400,000 people, from Down East Maine were…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"These logs at most burned slowly. There were also no matches at the time. But even so, the Cascade hand tub was a valuable asset to the Hallowell…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The mill burned in February 1912 but was quickly rebuilt. Another plant was built in the early 1920s to make clothespins, peavey and pick-pole…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"the mill is burned. John MacGregor gave us an uplifting speech, that the mill will be rebuilt and in the meantime we should all help each other along."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high risk of loss of property to fire."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… Society The Central School, built in 1894, was burned Christmas eve of 1906 and was rebuilt in 1907."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… heel stock and other things, the mill soon burned again, destroying the mill and other buildings in the town."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The building burned, but the people were amazed at the speed of the train. Another industry the railroad helped is communication."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… as “The Old Brick Store” was a landmark until it burned in 1915. Crosby’s Federalist style Grist Mill Store dates from 1809 (Thompson 1988) and was…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… 1990s) One of Guilford’s biggest businesses burned down on March 1, 2003. The Braeburn Hotel had been many different businesses over the years…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… The Rumford Co-Generation Company, which could burn oil, wood bio-mass, coal, chipped rubber, auto tires, and natural gas as fuel to produce steam…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"It was added shortly before the building burned down in 1902. After the building burned down, construction began."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"His home and library were burned and items were stolen. The tribe felt justified at this point to take their revenge by attacking settlements in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"was also burned… A day later the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the fire: The fire was discovered in the store of M.B."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… so we had to wait until it melted in order to burn it. Dear Journal, On Day 4 500,000 people from all over the United States came to help."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The Opera House was burned to the ground before the fire was extinguished. Fortunately, the Bath Opera House was reopened later in 1925 to become…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned at the site of the present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"When the Blue Hill Hospital burned down in 1929, the Blue Hill Inn served a temporary location for a much needed hospital."