Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… Friday afternoon the ice jams in Sangerville were dynamited. That released the pressure, which caused the river to drop several feet at once."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The loggers used poles, booms and even dynamite to break up the log jam. One of the biggest jams in history was on the Kennebec in early March, 1896…"

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

"Firefighters were forced to dynamite the Universalist Church on Park Street to keep the fire from spreading further along the side of the hill, but…"