Androscoggin River flood, Rumford, 1981
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 11025
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A car and barn along Route 2 in Rumford are surrounded by ice and river water in this February 1981 photo. Two inches of rain and ice flows that broke up caused an ice jam one and a half miles long. Large sections of Rumford were evacuated.
Other Information
- Title: Androscoggin River flood, Rumford, 1981
- Creator: UPI
- Creation Date: 1981-02-22
- Subject Date: 1981-02-22
- Town: Rumford
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 4/2
- Collection: United Press International (UPI)
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--Photographs
Rumford (Me.)--Floods, 1981--Photographs
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