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Item 31162

Flood, Remains of Hallowell-Chelsea Crib Bridge, Hallowell, 1870

Flood, Remains of Hallowell-Chelsea Crib Bridge, Hallowell, 1870

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: Stereograph

Item 31105

Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, 1870

Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, 1870

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1870 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 31077

Flood, Merchants Row, Hallowell, 1896

Flood, Merchants Row, Hallowell, 1896

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1896 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

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Flood in Mechanic Falls, ca. 1896

High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

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Khadija Guled, Portland, 2009

400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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W. R. Allan Residence, Dennysville, ca. 1910

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, 1870

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Hallowell Flood 1987Hubbard Free Library The Flood of 87 was one of the worst floods that I think ever happened in the State of Maine."

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Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

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Log Cabin, New Sweden, 1938

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"In the early 1920’s the Odd Fellows built a large Hall and operated it for ten years. The building then turned over to a string of owners, starting…"