Worumbo Mill flood, Lisbon Falls, 1936
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In 1936, the Androscoggin River experienced record flood levels that destroyed the iron bridge between Durham and Lisbon falls and severly damaged many of the mills along the river. This was the second largest flood to be recorded in the history of Lisbon - the largest being the flood of 1814 when the surging Androscoggin destroyed a total of 21 sawmills.
This photo depicts a small building on the Worumbo campus being submerged by the floodwaters. This building was used by mill security watchmen.
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- Title: Worumbo Mill flood, Lisbon Falls, 1936
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
- Town: Lisbon Falls
- County: Androscoggin
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 6.5 x 10.5
- Object Type: Image
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Lisbon Historical Society
PO Box 246, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
(207) 353-8510
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LC Subject Headings
Textile mills--Maine--Lisbon Falls
Floods--Maine--Lisbon Falls
Mills--Maine--Lisbon Falls
Worumbo Mills (Lisbon Falls, Me.)--Buildings
Lisbon Falls (Me.)--Floods, 1936--Photographs
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