Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Flames spread through the center and western wing of the prison, consuming offices and the guardroom, along with the Warden’s brick dwelling."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"The mill founded flame retardant fabrics in 1974. The mill is over 150 years old. It is located on Route 15 in the center of Guilford, on the right…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Roy did his best to smother the flames, but, realizing it was beyond his control, he quickly notified the residents of the nearby Nile Block tenement."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames were caught by the north winds and spread the length of Main Street to the top of Abbott Hill."

New Sweden Historical Society

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

"… didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and you can imagine the feelings when got in sight of the…"

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

"All of their best equipment was taken by the flames. While they were doing that, the Brunswick Fire Department was on its way, soon to arrive at…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… Fire Department responded and put out the flames. This was a very hard fire to fight. In the end the fire department lost 2,000 feet of hose and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… fire so the firemen and others could put out the flames. That surviving building is 108 Front Street which is currently housing Bohemian Rose."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Livery Stable where a careless person left a flame near the hay. The fire was across the street from the Ledyard Block. During and after A.D."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… popular at this time, and the newly developed flame retardant process developed at Guilford made them an instant industry leader."

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

""Education is like lighting a flame in your mind." Item courtesy of the University of Maine Special Collections. X Sports taught Bill discipline."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… of many men of this town is going up into flames, and everyone who can throw a bucket is crowding around the burning timber."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… was in extreme danger of being engulfed in flames. In the present time, we do not use the telegraph for communicating because we now have…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… caught fire, others generally became engulfed in flames. On June 21, 1887, Lincoln experienced fire’s destruction firsthand."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Amid the curling smoke and dying flame they erected their log-cabins and hovels, and thither conducted in triumph their wives and children." (A…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"But this wasn't enough to douse the burning flame of education in Blue Hill. The academy reopened in 1873, and students once again flocked in."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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