Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 2 of 3

"… Day 4 Ice Storm Comic  Created by Nathaniel Crocker"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"And even a not so nice piece of our past--the KKK meetings were held there. At one time or another all these businesses were run by different people…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Written by Naomi Harrison Ice storm, Academy Street Tree Damage, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And…"

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

"Q: Who took care of the church during the ice storm? A: The Reverend Nancy Platt took care of the church during the ice storm."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… line to include tongue depressors, candy and ice cream sticks, meat skewers, wrapped ice cream spoons and many other items."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… feet higher than a ever before, pushing huge ice floes ahead of the water, wiping out many buildings, damaging over 50 homes, destroying our famed…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Clary Ice Cream and Candy Store. This was known as the “sweetest place in town” according to a 1907 newspaper article."

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

"First came the ice, then logs and ice, and finally buildings were seen in the water as it rose over 4 feet in 15 minutes."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The Fuller Foundry and Knickerbocker's Ice House are on the right. Captured logs and buildings on rafts belong to the Hallowell Steam and Boom…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton textile manufacturing."

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"Central Maine Power Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library CMP Overview CMP crews are the reason Maine isn’t still a…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian. Some of the places that Hallowell shipped to were…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"… history of schooners and steamboats, hazardous ice cutting, shipping, whaling, and also the waterfront."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… Library The Devastation of the 1998 Hallowell Ice Storm The Ice Storm of 1998 left a huge trail of destruction in its wake."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… so I remember a man coming around with ice and we would eat the small pieces. What was schooling like? I went to school in Thomaston."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of years ago, erosion by rivers and continental ice sheets produced topography of ridges underlain by resistant bedrock such as granite, and…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… City HallHubbard Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm of 1998, Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"… and that's what happened on day 4 of the 1998 Maine ice storm. Written by Dylan Thiboutot Ice Storm, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"During the 1870s the ice trade was very active. Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Two nearly build ice shacks have been blown in the river by a gale. The Kennebec waters have flooded the ice field before they could be harvested."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th Parade and Chicken Barbeque, Sunset Services at the Ferry Landing, Dances…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Day 3 Ice Storm, Second Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On the third day of the ice storm there was a break in the storm."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches blocking the mail box. The police are the only ones that can postpone the delivery…"