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Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"For heat some people sat in their cars which is a big danger because you might get carbon monoxide poisoning."

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Historic Hallowell - Energy

"By 1930, most people had electrical lighting. For heating, they used coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and hot air furnaces."

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

"But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off. Q: Did people still go to church? A: Yes, they still had services by…"

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Surry Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… store also had "the best fashion stove to infuse heat over a large room that ever was invented." Martin opened the store in 1862 after many years…"

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

"… up and fire up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present , Elaine Frederick Killelea recalled the heating conditions at Black Point School in the 1930s."

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And we didn’t have a secondary source of heat, we didn’t burn wood or anything. So, as the day progressed and we realized that the heat wasn’t coming…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… belt, and long skirt of narrow permanently heat set pleats. Another, labelled "Porteous, Mitchell and Braun," is pale blue with a heavy machine…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"Down with the ice of ’98 and summer heat that crept in late, ice of blue, ice of silver, hit the silent earth, that solemn night."

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… living room closed off with a blanket to keep in heat. The generator was outside of the garage so that the carbon monoxide would not get into the…"

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Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… in 1962 the last tanker off-loaded its cargo of heating oil. The Kennebec River, too, lost its luster as industrial development polluted its…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… Sadie took the iron and set it on the stove to heat up. Then she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Both floors were heated by a wood stove in the winter. Minturn student Marion Stinson recalls: "...we’d take a big potato and put it in a coffee can…"

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"… formed from shale and mined by quarrying, had low heat and not very much pressure put on it. The putty was made of ground chalk, linseed oil, and…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"It was heated by oil and an old-fashioned wood stove despite the two fireplaces, and has 14 acres surrounding it."

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Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"Some people even died because they didn’t have heat or their heater gave off killing fumes. The ice storm caused so much damage throughout Maine that…"

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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… roof over their heads and cut enough firewood to heat their homes and cook their food. During the colonial period the average homestead consumed…"

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Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power. It was beautiful and wonderful in a dangerous way."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… put people out of there homes because they had no heat or power. In Maine there was no school for two weeks and as of now in Iowa there still isn’t…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… Historical Society For several months after the heated Brunswick Convention, separation was only a whisper."

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Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… very important because citizens relied on wood to heat their homes, cook food, build houses, and build ships."

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"In 1952 a new heating system was put into the hall. On February 15th, 1979, it caught fire due to the heating system."