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Waldo Street, Rumford, ca. 1920

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"A significant and financially catastrophic fire happened at the Hotel Rumford on Exchange Street in November, 1929."

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Farmington Harvest, pre 1900

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Another early catastrophic event in 1816 was “the year without a summer.” A frost occurred in every month and there was no corn raised, a staple food…"

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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Free Library This population growth, and the catastrophic Front Street fire of 1837 that destroyed 30 buildings, produced a new central business…"