Maine Memory Network

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The fire started in the stable connected to the Turner house. The stable and shed and the hotel was a total loss."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… Half the downtown burned in a tremendous fire during a wild snowstorm in ’69, and five businesses were wiped out, yet it seemed not a beat was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to summer visitors and tourists. There remains one grocery store but the theater, the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"On February 15th, 1979, it caught fire due to the heating system. The fire started in the store and it spread to the rest of the hall."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice was big business while employing about 9,000 people and 3,000 horses. The ice was cut by hand. After the snow was scraped from the area, the ice…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"My son must be supplied with teams for his fire wood and necessary teaming. The sheep and poultry you will take especial care that they are well fed…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"In 1958, a devastating fire wiped out the entire production and warehousing facility, but the dedicated owners and their loyal employees immediately…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… stayed in business until it was gutted by fire in 2003. The hotel was built on March 3, 1906, and stayed well on through the twentieth century as a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… and our adventures were recounted around camp-fires in the evening.” Charles Eliot opened his own landscape architecture business and became a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… well, surviving for more than 20 years despite fires and other setbacks. Owner of Swett Drugstore, Lewis B. Swett helped build Bath's economy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Christmas decorations, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"1950 Contributed by Presque Isle Fire Department Description The photograph was taken in December in the early 1950s with both the Presque…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"A third fire in February of the same year nearly destroyed Bath Iron Works, Ltd. on Water Street south of downtown, and a fourth fire struck the west…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The building was unusual at that time for its fire-proof construction with iron beams inside the stone walls."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… & Organizations Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands, and even a doll carriage parade."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… Young Shaw & Billings lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"mentioned above. In 1884, this mill was lost to fire, and in 1901, the facility on the north side which had recently been expanded, was severely…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"On December 6, 1902 the building was lost to a fire. The whole building was ruined. A new Odd Fellows Hall (I.O.O.F.) was built in 1904."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… completely out of brick, as protection against fires. The people of Bath were very proud of the station."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… onto filled cans, and it’s believed that this process may have been the cause of serious fires at both Leavitt’s and Burnham & Morrill."

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…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"The widespread destruction that these blazes caused often required the assistance of fire departments from the various southern Maine communities."