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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"SOURCES: Rumford Falls Times, August, 4, 1923 Rumford Falls Times, July 20, 1988 Poem by John McInnis Rumford Falls Times, November 29, 1929…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… there would be no Rumford: PENNACOOK FALLS Rumford Falls Maine 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society in the spring, sun high in the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Rumford Public Library, Rumford, ca. 1948Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Expanded educational opportunities were available from the Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Rumford Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Fun and recreational needs of the town were also…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Rumford A Brief History of Rumford, Maine Text by Jane Welch Peterson, Nghia Ha, and Dave Gawtry Images provided by Rumford Area Historical Society…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… Text By: Matt Kaubris Images provided by: Rumford Area Historical Society Rumford High School was built in 1969, with the first class…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s The Rumford High team of 1975 was a very young team, as they started three sophomores, but still finished…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"… Fallon–Rumford Historical Society Dave Gawtry–Rumford Historical Society Nghia Ha–Rumford Historical Society/Site Co-Administrator Irene…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses to Rumford. Social activities also moved across the river."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… mainly for the employees of the paper mill in Rumford. There are still many small businesses, often in local homes, to support other local needs in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Rumford Center Ferry, ca. 1900Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The towns of RSU 10 range in size from Byron (145) to Rumford (4,218), but…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"… between Rumford and Mexico Water District, Rumford, Maine…Contract for Stripping Basin Mt. Zircon Brook Supply, 1914 – (Between Trustees and James…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"William H. Chisholm, Rumford, ca. 1979Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The Rumford Falls Times newspaper, on September 14, 1901 described…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… place on the Swift River between Mexico and Rumford that was used when the river was low in summer and on the ice in winter."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Barnabas’s Episcopal Church in Rumford of 1904 and the Hannaford Brothers Warehouse of 1919-20 in Portland."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"In the spring of 1900, the new Bag Factory at Rumford Falls was started; in December of 1900, the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped…"

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

"Chisholm, Rumford, ca. 1920Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Rumford “Falls” Maine, as seen today, is the result of the entrepreneurship and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… Rumford Area Historical Society As the Town of Rumford became the boomtown of Maine in the early 20th century, the need for a substantial source…"

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

"Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, Rumford Historical Society, Rumford Publishing Co, Inc., 1972 and Josten’s Printing and Publishing…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… the river were the Rumford Falls Paper Company, Rumford Falls Power Company, and the Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1926 The Strathglass Fife Band of Mexico and Rumford was formed. First practices were held in the Rumford Band Room on Canal Street but later…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… in Byron? What’s the story of the Buckfield and Rumford Falls Railroad, or all those stagecoach lines that used to run hither and thither? What was…"