Flood on Main Street, Ridlonville, 1936
Contributed by Mexico Historical Society
Item 79393
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This photograph shows the aftermath and devastation caused by high water, ice and logs from the 1936 flood on Main Street in Ridlonville.
The Goodwin Houses can be seen on the left hand side of this photograph. As well as the Tydol Gas sign in the back right.
Not only were many homes and buildings ruined by the flood. The Ridlonville Bridge was also swept away in this disaster and high volumes of debris from bridges, buildings, and in particular the Oxford Paper Company, up stream were deposited in the area.
Other Information
- Title: Flood on Main Street, Ridlonville, 1936
- Creation Date: 1936
- Subject Date: 1936
- Local Name: Ridlonville
- Town: Mexico
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: photograph
- Local Code: 12 027 Mex
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Mexico Historical Society
3 Oxford Avenue, Mexico, ME 04257
(207) 357-9786
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LC Subject Headings
Disasters--Maine--Mexico
Floods--Maine--Mexico
Natural phenomena--Maine--Mexico
Main Street (Mexico, Me.)
Other Keywords
1936 flood
Goodwin Cottages
Natural disasters
Ridlonville
Tydol Gas
aftermath of flood
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