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Site Pages
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4
"Fires needed to be lit, allowed to die, sticks moved up, fires lit again, “windows” set for the right draft and air circulation."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… onto filled cans, and it’s believed that this process may have been the cause of serious fires at both Leavitt’s and Burnham & Morrill."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4
"Fire destroyed the hangar in the late 1940s and no trace of the airport remains today. Portland Flying Service, Scarborough, ca."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"That portion of the building was destroyed by fire about 1998.(3) The Scarborough Beach station provided mail service and goods for the large tourist…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4
"… the exposed workers abandoned their effort under fire from the men in the garrison. Despite continued skirmishes with the Indians, the second…"
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4
"… had seen “for the area has to be used for the fires.” (P. 455). McCurdy, himself, has spoken of the “houses” within the smokehouses proper."
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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2
"… officials ordered “a general alarm blown on the fire whistle to call out all available men in town to help shovel the streets.” On Tuesday 40 high…"
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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail
"An abandoned fire tower remained when this photo was taken. Myron Avery Peak of Bigelow Mountain X A boulder on Avery Peak commemorates the man."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"… canteen unit that accompanied firemen on major fires. Somehow, Dr. Haigis also found time to play occasionally with the Don Doane Band, a local…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4
"A fire was reported to her, and she would call the fire department. When people heard the alarm in town, they would call her to ask where the fire…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4
"… early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day. In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot" Richardson was the…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"In early days a vessel beset fired a cannon, thus requesting the West Quoddy keeper for similar acknowledgment. Soon a bell replaced the cannon."
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"… Lubec Herald begins publication 1889 • Torrent Fire Co. founded by F.M. Tucker, the first chief 1890s • Virtual explosion of sardine canning on…"
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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century
"Fires First fire truck, Surry, 1947Surry Historical Society Surry has experienced many bad fires, including a disastrous forest fire in 1822…"
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"… for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire wood and raking blueberries offers seasonal employment."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong
"(In 1947 a disastrous fire destroyed the plant, and production was redirected to other plants in Maine."
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"The steam engines were powered by coal. The funny thing is that as the years went by, the engines needed more coal."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4
"Sometimes I built a fire in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel blocks.” Everyone used the same long-handled dipper to drink from the…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4
"… the north end of town to supply a reservoir for fire protection. After a drought lowered the level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4
"Wood-fired locomotives of the Narrow Gauge Railroad brought tourists and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became…"
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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream
"A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed mechanical work using steam as the working fluid."
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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge
"The engine was no longer needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth."
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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill
"The Cotton Mill was powered by steam engines. The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4
"People Who Called Scarborough Home Rufus King Rufus King of Scarborough, ca. 1820Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Rufus King, the…"