Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"Civil War James Parker, Artificer, First Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, ca. 1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Arriving in Bar Harbor Bar Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"More Permanent Settlers Arrive Two major waves of settlers arrived after 1768 – the first from Gloucester, Massachusetts in addition to James…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"A fire was reported to her, and she would call the fire department. When people heard the alarm in town, they would call her to ask where the fire…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The fire started in a livery stable at the base of the chimney in the office. The fire could have been put out except for the break in the water line…"

Presque Isle Historical Society

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… school stood until 1939, when it was lost to a fire. Parsons or Elder Neighborhood School, New Portland, ca."

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."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"… Saco were running on Tuesday, and 100 guns were fired in honor of the fall of Richmond. In Saco in the evening the Town Hall was thrown open, which…"

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

"David S. Plumly had it built following a fire which destroyed his store in the same location in 1842."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… for the kids and in the evening there often were fire works. Fourth of July lobster bake, Swan's Island ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… added, "This gentleman was invited to come up and fire up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View additional…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… century Maine cities and towns, in which local fire companies created pride in their purpose by displaying their new equipment and handsome…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… one of the most significant media influences in Maine. Fire on Hobson's Wharf, Portland, 1934Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"In 1915, a devastating fire consumed the original Watts Block, along with the Telegraph Block - a wooden commercial block next to it, a stable and…"

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"On February 15th, 1979, it caught fire due to the heating system. The fire started in the store and it spread to the rest of the hall."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

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."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Seventy-one years passed before Hampden’s first fire department opened. Hampden boasts the first Masonic Lodge in the vicinity; organized under the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"(In 1947 a disastrous fire destroyed the plant, and production was redirected to other plants in Maine."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"On May 16, 1841 an early morning fire consumed two shops in the yard of the State Prison. The leather, carriages and corn stored within were…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… style block in the center was built for the Maine Fire and Marine Insurance Company in 1803-04 from plans by Alexander Parris."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Rufus King Rufus King of Scarborough, ca. 1820Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Rufus King, the…"