Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"The ice storm caused so much damage throughout Maine that power companies from Massachusetts and New Hampshire came over to help reconnect power…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"… around the Hallowell Cotton Mill received heavy damage. There were telephone poles down and electric wires protruding sparks from the ripped off…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… tons of inventory other than finished goods, and damaging machinery and building alike as the water rose to levels of eight feet within the plant."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… heavy rains and high winds caused considerable damage on Granite street. As Maine developed in the 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"One of Guilford’s more damaging floods passed through in April 1923, leaving extensive wreckage to businesses and residences."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Many of these damages occurred along the rail line, interrupting the only rail link between Vanceboro and Bangor."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… you weren’t putting it on a surface that could be damaged by it. And so we eventually had to call someone to help us get the kerosene heater going."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"It left a lot of damage such as roofs coming off, debris hitting buildings, and leaks. The Cotton Mill sold the machinery to a mill in Georgia."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Sunken logs, bark, and sawdust damaged the fish population. By the late 1960s, state and federal regulations virtually put an end to a century and a…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… “indelible” inks which neither laundered out nor damaged the fabric. Tannic acid in early inks caused deterioration in cellulose fibers."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… this stark record of its gutted stone shell so damaged by the heat of the fire that demolition was the only alternative."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The fire damaged twenty-one properties before it finally died out. The damages to the city totaled more than $200,000 dollars for all of the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… which had recently been expanded, was severely damaged by a flood. M.L. Hussey Woolen Company Mill, Guilford, 1918Guilford Historical Society…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… fiery spectacle, and the ’79 flood caused severe damage at Pride Manufacturing and destroyed the Chase & Kimball Oil Co."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… letters in the post office were saved without any damage to them at all. The blaze came unexpectedly, right before the 4th of July celebration."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… secure the railroad bridge at this place against damage by ice freshets, three immense abutment ice-breakers are being constructed in the channel…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… and how to photograph objects without causing damage. X The student groups then researched their exhibit topic, searched the Islesboro…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"It was severely damaged and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This was the third fire to cause major damage to the Columbian Block in 44 years. X All in all, the Columbian Block has gone through several…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The damage was not as horrible as the fire, but misfortune it was. The Bath Opera House was struck yet again on Saturday, September 11, 1954, by…"

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

"… buildings, 55 acres and caused over $3 million in damages throughout downtown Bangor and up Center Street Hill as far as Broadway Park."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… moved to the site around 1980 and suffered great damage during the flood of 1987. Lovell's Guilford Hardware still occupies the site today."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… day, and proprietors were "accountable for all damages done any book..." The final entry in the record book is dated March 20, 1855, and is a call…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… in destruction of the two upper stories and damage to the offices (including the Rumford Falls Times publication facility) and stores on the first…"