Maine Memory Network

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

"… for the Portland conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th in a hay shed owned by J."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo Street Fire was, and still is, Rumford’s most serious fire."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"On top of the flood waters, some fires also broke out. The power connections were shut off, but short circuits caused these fires."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"The ice storm had damaged public utilities, forestry, private property, and industries and the damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… for people who were put out of there homes due to damage from the storm. Not only were they housing people in shelters but the number of Red Cross…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"Four people died in storm related accidents. The damage of the storm cost the state about 10 million dollars."

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 - Train Wreck Of 1937

"There were kids working on it because there were no laws against letting the kids help with the accident. The library received heavy damage to the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"When I asked him about what kind of damage was done to the car he said “the damage done to the cars included Ice build up and broken windshields”."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Employed fire departments keep their fire fighters all year round. Volunteer fire departments don’t operate the same way."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Seventeen million acres of forest were damaged, and five million became once again damaged. Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"Written by Morgan Rush Academy Street ice damage, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Ice Storm Facts 1."

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"Q: Was the church damaged? A: No it wasn’t. But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off."

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

"It did finally suffer some damage in the fire of 1927. The town’s first telephone switchboard was located in this building in Hodgden’s Plumbing."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"This disaster caused financial damage to Hallowell. Including $1,000,000 in damage. Now for the “OLDEN DAYS” that was quite the money."

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"There was not as much damage as hurricane Carol. Hurricane Edna was a smaller hurricane. In this work it is going to tell you about both of them."

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"When they would inhale, it would damage the workers' lungs. Mr. Tenney tested with many types of minerals to create sandpaper."

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"They used pieces of wood for fire and to rebuild the buildings that were damaged. The people of Hallowell were soon back on track."

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…"

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."

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 - 94 Front Street

"Webber’s store wasn’t the only store damaged by the fire. Set from a spark from a horseshoe, the large fire originated at the Sagadahock House on the…"