Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Corporation also subsidized the fire department and police department. Eventually it provided the first street and traffic lights."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Hardly any muskets fired, due to exposure to tons of water. In the attack, Arnold was wounded but escaped, and almost the entire army was either…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

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."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… on the southwest corner until it was destroyed by fire in 1849. Paine was a determined businessman, continuing his trading business despite the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and the natives were exposed to the settlers' fire. Six natives were killed and 15 wounded. In 1718 the area of west Saco and Winter Harbor became…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… the nineteenth century, membership in a local fire company was a matter of pride, resulting in many men having their picture taken in uniform."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… as the 21st century began, over the years a great many people had come together to share music and friendship in an effort to connect across…"

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

"… of wood fiber tableware which was lost to fire. His next was to establish the Umbagog Pulp Company at Livermore Falls."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… the school that were donated shortly before the fire. Baseball in Farmington, 1921Farmington Historical Society Hippach Field With the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… union arrived and even another great downtown fire, one which consumed a clothing store, caused little more than a hiccup, as the store rebuilt…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… Street across the road from the Town Hall andd Fire Station. Today it is operating as the United Methodist Church and is the home of Little…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Yarmouth Academy, the militia, the town band, the fire company and the Abolitionist Society that North Yarmouth residents enjoyed now existed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Set up stove etc. I built a fire and then with Ayers went down to his house where with my wife and child and I took supper After supper I took the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"After a fire in the town of Falmouth (now Portland) in 1775, Falmouth citizens were given plots of land in New Portland to replace their loss."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lubec Herald begins publication 1889 • Torrent Fire Co. founded by F.M. Tucker, the first chief 1890s • Virtual explosion of sardine canning on…"

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."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… end of the nineteenth century, the Presque Isle Fire Department had been incorporated and Presque Isle had its first water company, the Presque…"

Bangor Public Library

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Baker got the ball and quickly fired up a shot. The ball sailed up in the air, eyes following its path, heading right for the hoop."