Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"Strong currents swept debris through the road and around houses. The athletic field was covered with several feet of rushing water."

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"… trapped inside a compartment made by scattered debris that was barely bigger than it's stable! After " A little boy named Virgil White was…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… by a tree while he was helping a neighbor clear debris from his yard and was killed. A man who was elderly and was from Vassalboro died when he…"

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."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Many homes were damaged by flying debris. There were 29 people that were killed. Eight of which were in Maine."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Green was caught in the debris. The locomotive and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"The dye house was awash with debris and oil as two 10,000 gallon fuel tanks were breached and their contents spilled into the river and throughout…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Bulldozing and burning of debris cleared the shore to bare ground. Construction commenced with building of U.S."