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Keywords: Flood of 1936

Historical Items

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Item 31960

Flood, Water Street, Hallowell, 1936

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1936 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 20497

Flooded bridge, Brunswick, 1936, 1936

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1936 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 20496

Water pouring over bridge, Brunswick, 1936 flood

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1936 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

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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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We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"At a peak of 34.1 feet recorded on April 2, 1987, many were forced to evacuate homes and shops along the river."

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March, 1936 Kennebec Journal, Steven Cartwright, Hubbard Free plans renovations Maine Sunday…"

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Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March, 1936 Kennebec Journal, Steven Cartwright, Hubbard Free plans renovations Maine Sunday…"