Maine Memory Network

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

"Over the course of 15 hours, the fire destroyed 267 buildings, 55 acres and caused over $3 million in damages throughout downtown Bangor and up…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… country in the war which preserved the Union, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made the statue in Jacob’s…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Carleton before the fire destroyed the structure in 1851. Probably built by the Fox family in the 1790s, the two story wooden hip-roofed building…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… business and suggest that Hayford had set out to destroy his reputation. Martin wrote, "This shows the spirit of democracy as it is which is to…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Everything in this scene was destroyed twenty years later in the Great Fire of 1866. Bank of Cumberland Building, Portland, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… of Bangor found their waterfront businesses destroyed by the force of the river. And each time the city rebuilt its waterfront, it created a new…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"In 2008, a fire at the island's library destroyed photographs, documents, artwork, artifacts, and other priceless pieces of island history."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… wrote about the Freshet of March 29, 1846, which destroyed the bridge. Martin wrote that a corporation in which Asa Davis was a stockholder built…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"Union supporters destroyed Emery's press, but he continued publishing. Martin quotes Emery as writing in his newspaper in 1861, "52 thousand dead…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"After the fire that destroyed the library where much of Swan’s Island historical primary source materials were kept, the Historical Society turned to…"

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

"Clark & Atwood rebuilt the mill and operated it until it was destroyed by fire again. Several years later Norris Luce and Harold Ranger bought the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… to the Academy when the building was once again destroyed by fire. This time, the fire burned out the floor and did much damage to the lower room…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"and Emily Savage or their heirs to destroy or throw out any building or part of a building that was free from rot and therefore still had some life…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… homes and businesses along the Androscoggin were destroyed, some never to be rebuilt. On September 21, 1938, a hurricane with heavy rains and high…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"All the buildings were moved or destroyed and today there are no visible signs that the park was ever in operation."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… structure rebuilt of brick after the first was destroyed by fire in 1843. The Penobscot River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Over 400 buildings were destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge…"

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

"Despite the frustration of such a financial and community loss, the town quickly decided to build a new Central High school, in the North Village of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant fleet in 1775, trade from that port was diverted to Dunstan Landing."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… the clothes on their backs; 28 buildings had been destroyed; and the losses totaled $500,000. All this devastation occurred between 5:10 p.m."

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…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"The North Smokehouse that was destroyed in a storm in 1995 has wood for the fires stacked up against it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… ripped up the tracks, sold off its assets and destroyed what it could not sell. Some remnants were salvaged and are on display at the Sandy River…"