Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"According to family legend, after the 1900 fire burned the original Asticou Inn, A.C. Savage was concerned a future fire might engulf this nearby…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Block, the Bain Building and the Pastime Theater burned to the ground. In 1904, wooden sidewalks were constructed on Main Street."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"The Titcomb House burned down around 1945. Nails and part of a fireplace screen were recovered from the ashes."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The Mansion burned, and with it went the 3000 volume library and all the early records of the school that were donated shortly before the fire."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"All the buildings burned on the west side except the Free Will Baptist Church. That small brick structure set back away from the road."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"This time, the fire burned out the floor and did much damage to the lower room and the gym equipment, which had been purchased four years earlier by…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… which automatically pivots 180 degrees should one burn out, simultaneously telemetering a status signal to Coast Guard headquarters in Southwest…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… fuel, which was used in an open fireplace that burned half a cord a day. The ferule and birch were often made use of, and at times with great…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… to the other side shortly before the building burned in 1902. New contstruction began and the dedication of the new brick building was held in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"A new building has been built, after a fire burned it down in November of 2009. Today, The Lincoln News costs 60 cents and over 6,000 people buy it…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down as a training exercise for firefighters."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Arno Chase’s greenhouse burned in March 1933. Frank Chase built a greenhouse on Main Street, and had about 8,000 ft. of glass."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"For The Love Of Paper Text by Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, David Gawtry, and Nghia Ha Images provided by The Greater Rumford Area Historical Society…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… a different location to be used as a store, which burned down in the 1860s. In the original location of the wooden building, a better brick…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… in the old Masonic Building until 1927 when it burned down. According to a paper by Southwest Harbor resident Simon Sklar, after that fire “Sports…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… didn’t have a secondary source of heat, we didn’t burn wood or anything. So, as the day progressed and we realized that the heat wasn’t coming back…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • American Can closes in Lubec • Movie theater burns • Lubec Crafts Council incorporated 1975 • McCurdy Smokehouse is the only remaining business…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Jernegan lived while in North Lubec. It burned in 1957. Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library Between October of 1897 and February…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle, caribou, and bear. The Little Ice Age, between AD 1300 and 1850, likely had…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… spreading towards the City Hall, threatening to burn it down with the extreme flames. As it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… Historical Society Half the downtown burned in a tremendous fire during a wild snowstorm in ’69, and five businesses were wiped out, yet it…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… brick which could have been the reason it didn’t burn completely. In 1998, the I.O.O.F. building was torn down so they could build a Rite Aid."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The whole village was in great danger and would burn to the ground if help were not speedily had. If the message from the Lincoln fire department, by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"