Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Grover!s Grocery Store was struck with a mass of rubble. Little Vigril White was trapped inside the store when this happening occurred."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… shape- even belt buckles were mixed up in the rubble. Collecting as many as she could find- eventually hundreds, she stored them neatly in labeled…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… braced to evenly distribute the load on mortared rubble piers extending from the roadbed grade down to the foundation set in the riverbanks."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"A second lighthouse of rubble masonry took over in 1831, the hastily built tower soon leaking badly, its lime mortar soft and unsafe."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… also noted that the "huge piles of charred rubble [were] gone and plans to rebuild were underway.” Today a new photography studio and art gallery…"