Maine Memory Network

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

"At 2:00 AM a fire alarm was set off. The Bath Fire Company responded to the fire alarm and tried their hardest to extinguish the fire and save the…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the fire: The fire was discovered in the store of M.B."

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."

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."

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…"

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the fire could have spread and caused more damage than what was already caused. Chris Champion "How did this topic impact the town?" The first form…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"This time, the fire burned out the floor and did much damage to the lower room and the gym equipment, which had been purchased four years earlier by…"

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."

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"That fire led to the construction of a new hall, a motion picture theatre (The Uptown), and Bath’s first self-serve grocery store run by the Great…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Corporation also subsidized the fire department and police department. Eventually it provided the first street and traffic lights."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"This building soon had extensive fire damage in 1979. The building was made of brick which could have been the reason it didn’t burn completely."

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Lubec Marina constructed, after a series of damaging storms it was dismantled 1999 • 50 lobster/crab, 89 commercial shellfish, 54 scallop, 38…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1914, the Music Hall suffered severe damage from an explosion due to a gas leak. In 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"He had suffered some bone damage that had to be bandaged. There, he was fixed up and sent home. The next day, his wife Jill, suffered some odd muscle…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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