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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"Explore the Exhibits We invite you to learn more about Scarborough's rich history through these interactive exhibits."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Historical Overview The Twentieth Century Trolley TicketsScarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Historical Overview Map of Scarborough with MarshlandScarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough: They Called it Owascoag Text by…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Historical Overview The Twenty-First Century Scarborough Professional Gateway located on Haigis Parkway X Residential and commercial growth…"

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."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us

"… Emery Meredith Knowles Helen Atwood New Portland Fire Department- Kip Poulin Orono Special Collections department- Fogler Library at UMO About MCHP…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… intended to be indestructible, but it caught fire in 1921. It was rebuilt in 1922. Its capacity was 250 students, but eventually served about 500."

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 - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from a well. My parents raised chickens for money and for meat."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Green's Department Store

"The old building was lost to a fire in the year 1912. Maurice Klein, from New York, rebuilt the building from brick in 1914."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

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

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"Several fires in Boston had greatly increased the popularity of brick as a building material. According to local historian Cyrus Eaton, Knox “went…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Guilford’s High School building was destroyed by fire. Students used the Town Hall for their classrooms until a new high school was built in 1926."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to neutralize the enemy’s fire, thus…"

Maine Forest Service

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Great Harbor Maritime Museum

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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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"Voting has been moved from the fire station to the Dixfield Legion Swasey-Torrey Post No. 100 building."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… Soldiers receivd orders that the first Man that fired a round should have his head cut off." He added later that the building was torn down in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"And, if there was an emergency, like a fire, you couldn’t call the fire department. Before telephones came to Lincoln many people wrote letters to…"

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…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"A third fire in February of the same year nearly destroyed Bath Iron Works, Ltd. on Water Street south of downtown, and a fourth fire struck the west…"