Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"… the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that destroyed the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"The Bolton Block was destroyed by fire in 1943. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"This building was destroyed by fire in March of 1927 and was replaced soon after by a brick structure."

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."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"All that ice from the storm destroyed power lines, which caused tons of outages. Homes also were destroyed causing people to become homeless and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"In January 1900, the Presque Isle House Hotel was destroyed by fire. The remnants of the building were not demolished until September of 1930 in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"This building survived numerous fires that destroyed most of Main Street, making it the 3rd oldest standing public building in Presque Isle."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"The buildings were destroyed in 2000 and were replaced with doctors' offices. The photograph was taken around 1950."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"A fire in 1915 destroyed the building, but it was immediately rebuilt, and one of the three commercial spaces continues to serve as a Town Hall."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"Plumly had it built following a fire which destroyed his store in the same location in 1842. He ran a general store during his lifetime and passed it…"

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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"The following year fire destroyed most of the prison, which started in a stovepipe in the guardroom and was not discovered until the entire attic of…"

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

"Stowell, of Dixfield, operated it until it was destroyed by fire. It was repaired and sold to Cash Clark and Clayton Atwood."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"… but on Friday, January 19, 1996, a raging fire destroyed the church. The beautiful stain glass windows were estimated at one million dollars when…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"On June 7, 1909, the original church was destroyed by fire. The new church cost 6000 dollars with an additional 1000 dollars for furnishings."

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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… English traders to operate in the area, destroyed the trading posts and drove away the small number of English settler colonists there."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… the fort when their dwellings and livestock were destroyed, for the most part, through confusion and misunderstanding by both the Indians and the…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"An entire block was destroyed by this huge fire. Also, it destroyed many business, and left three different secret societies without a place to meet."

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… something about the fires that were occurring and destroying businesses and homes. This group existed long before an actual fire department came…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… Hallowell-Chelsea bridge was also swept away and destroyed in not time at all. Ice jams of the river had tore walls off riverside buildings leaving…"