Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… this new Town Hall was occupied, the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"In 1958, a devastating fire wiped out the entire production and warehousing facility, but the dedicated owners and their loyal employees immediately…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"In 1925, a devastating fire flattened the high school. The people of Guilford acted very quickly and the building was rebuilt."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… Young Shaw & Billings lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… company permission the Kennebec Proprietors fired him as agent in 1761. By that time, Goodwin had bought a full company share and moved with his…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Fires needed to be lit, allowed to die, sticks moved up, fires lit again, “windows” set for the right draft and air circulation."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The Blue Hill Volunteer Fire Department, established in 1910, used horses to pull its equipment until purchasing its first motorized vehicle in 1929."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… early demise as it became the first casualty of fire in 1825. North Guilford School House, 1912Guilford Historical Society A school was built…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Public services also expanded with time. Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The most notable fire occurred on Waldo Street in August, 1923 at the rear of the Majestic Theatre. Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Set from a spark from a horseshoe, the large fire originated at the Sagadahock House on the northwest corner of Front and Centre Street."

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."

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

"This issue came to the forefront due to a fire at the North village grammar school and the state of Maine no longer accepted class C schools."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"… sorry to inform you that I must get back to work, firing one of our five guns that are onboard the ship. I hope all is well back home."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… first "block" built, the first bank, the first fire company, first fraternal lodge, first high school, first newspaper, first city directory, first…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… 1925Guilford Historical Society The Guilford Fire Department was organized in 1893 and was comprised of 16 men and their equipment which…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… history of Guilford schools and survival after fires. GUILFORD SCHOOLS From Guilford's earliest days, groaning and stretching to become a town…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The dances raised money for the first island fire truck. In addition to taking in guests, she ran a pie shop and sold ice cream."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… of hotels, general stores, milinery stores, fire department, sawmills, churches, schools, parks, doctors, golf course, social buildings, and…"

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Resources BOOKS Bonsey, Osmond C. Surry, Maine: An informal History, Surry Historical Society, 2003. Jellison, Connee."