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Historical Items

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Item 9557

Dyer Street potato house fire, Presque Isle

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: 1960-12-14 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photoprint

Item 98782

Gay Block Fire, Waldoboro, 1962

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: 1962 Location: Waldoboro Media: Photographic print

Item 98785

Red Comet fire extinguisher grenade with wall mount holder, Waldoboro, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1900 Location: Waldoboro Media: Glass, metal, chemicals

Tax Records

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Item 74954

Fire Brick Storage, Thompsons Point, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Fire Brick Storage

Item 32811

83-85 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Catherine Reardon Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling & Store

Item 76249

32-34 South Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William J. O'Neil Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 148197

Opportunity Farm two fire escapes, New Gloucester, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: Megquier & Jones Co.

Item 109901

Fire Station for the City of Sanford, Sanford, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Sanford Client: Town of Sanford Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 109177

Presque Isle Fire Station, Presque Isle, 1948-1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1948–1949 Location: Presque Isle Client: Town of Presque Isle Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

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The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

Site Pages

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Waldoboro Fire Department

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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My Maine Stories

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Bob "Coach" Cote: Highlights from life of a Biddeford legend
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Bob talks about growing up in Biddeford, sports, the fire of 1947, and closing of St. Louis High.

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Anti-immigrant violence
by Matthew Jude Barker

Prejudice in Maine against immigrants dates back to at least the mid-1700s

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Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Fire of Drift-Wood"

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.