Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"Natural disasters have plagued Hallowell throughout its history, but man-made disasters have impacted the city as well."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Crime & Disaster Crime & Disaster A selection of photographs relating to crime & disaster in the Portland Press Herald Glass Plate Negative…"

Historic Hallowell - Interview with Richard Bachelder - almost an eyewitnes!

"He lived next-door. Train Wreck Podcast  Dick and his friends continued to play football, unaware of of the near by train disaster. X"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzard Poems

"… depth 28 inches of white unforgettable Surprise disaster warning last minute necessities struggling people Roads plow’s success died down difficult…"

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Many were devastated by this disaster, Rebuilding made difficult with heavy plaster, The water and people are gone, But those disastrous days live on."

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"… CMP crews are the reason Maine isn’t still a disaster area. Their hard work and time restored Maine’s power in an area of such destruction, that…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen. Without them, the situation could have been a lot worse."

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"Maine was declared a disaster area. Now there were 270,000 outages of power and 500,000 people are without power! Over 11,000 Canadian troops came to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"In fact, it was so bad it was considered a DISASTER. This disaster caused financial damage to Hallowell. Including $1,000,000 in damage."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… “FLOOD OF MARCH 1936.” n.d."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"Written By Nate Stahlnecker Disaster Comparer This ice storm is similar to the one that is happened currently in February 2010 Oklahoma."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… The library was opened wide In the library was a disaster I feel bad for its old master With the wall opened big The librarian did a little jig The…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"… and did you know the ’98 Ice Storm was a federal disaster? Really, I’m not kidding. Al Gore came to Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"As a large crowd gathered to watch the disaster unfold, the fire consumed the Public Library’s collection of 70,000 volumes, valued at $300,000 at…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Written by Clio Barr Ice Storm Extras The ice storm of 1998 was a natural disaster in Maine. It was a bad storm for everyone, it killed people and…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"… by Brooks, David, and Eva Before Before this disaster, life went on just as it usually did in early morning."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Geographic features, natural disasters, and celebrations were all better documented through aerial photography and helped to sell newspapers."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… state can go out side to start cleaning up the disaster. The clean up will cost around 1 million dollars."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… of Maine sixteen counties were declared federal disaster areas. Chainsaws became more hard to get for all the demands for them so that people could…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… “FLOOD OF MARCH 1936.” n.d."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… and secondary sources to create the exhibit Disasters - Natural and Man-made.. Mr. Mahoney showing the "Tiger" on the Museum in the Streets…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… think Hallowell recovered and repaired after the disaster? A: Well, I think they had started right away to try and clear the roads so that people…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"William S. Cohen, The Man and the School William S. Cohen ca. 1944 Item courtesy of the University of Maine Special Collections."