Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The Knickerbocker Ice Co. in Farmingdale burned down in 1895 with only the chimney left, but the whole thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The Knickerbocker Ice Co. in Farmingdale burned down in 1895 with only the chimney left, but the whole thing was demolished in 1911 to make room for…"

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."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"When the grade school burned in the town fire, the spring of 1919, all of the students went to the Green School."

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."

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

"The plant burned in June 14, 1925 but the stone steps still remain. Farmers shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing."

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…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… was rung in 1967 by City Hall custodian Theodore Burns at 1 o' clock on Thursday, Patriots Day afternoon as part of a national celebration."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Their house burned to the ground in 1926, so the family proceeded to move to the mainland. They had their Golden Anniversary celebration on September…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

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

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant fleet in 1775, trade from that port was diverted to Dunstan Landing."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… were captured, killed, or had their homes burned. However, the settlers were persistent and eventually the Abenaki moved further inland and north…"

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."

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…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… the Cross Road across from the cemetery until it burned down in the early 1900s. One can imagine Phebe and her friends giggling as they passed…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… 24 hours, 20 business facilities and dwellings burned, and 100 families were made homeless. The mysterious shipwreck of The Don, off the coast of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The Central School burned December 24, 1906, and in 1907 a new school was built and named Abbott School for Elizabeth Abbott who had originally…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers were added to retrieve costly chemicals."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"However, in spite of all efforts, a long-burning fire occurred in 1919 and required extensive measures to extinguish."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"Under Sister Mary Emily Burns R.N.R.T., supervisor of the hospital’s X-Ray Department, the school achieved accreditation by the American Registry of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"A fire burning on the wharf in the afternoon could be aerially photographed and published that evening, an impressive and telling feat for the 1930s."

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…"