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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Written by Clio Barr Ice Storm Extras The ice storm of 1998 was a natural disaster in Maine. It was a bad storm for everyone, it killed people and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"Written by Morgan Rush Academy Street ice damage, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Ice Storm Facts 1."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… the trees, sun shining on the ground covered with ice, and ice hanging off of telephone wires. Some people called it terrible and never wanted to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"I also asked him how much people would pay for damages and his answer was “people would pay $200 to $500 for repairs”."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Ice Storm Interviews Ice Storm, Wingate Residence, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Clio Barr's Interview of Wendy Wingate about the Ice…"

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"Q: Was the church damaged? A: No it wasn’t. But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… Harrison Ice storm, Academy Street Tree Damage, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Ice Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And City In Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"The ice storm caused so much damage throughout Maine that power companies from Massachusetts and New Hampshire came over to help reconnect power…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"This disaster caused financial damage to Hallowell. Including $1,000,000 in damage. Now for the “OLDEN DAYS” that was quite the money."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"This time the damage was caused by ice jams. The peek reached its highest point on Friday, the day after the flood started."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… for people who were put out of there homes due to damage from the storm. Not only were they housing people in shelters but the number of Red Cross…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Many of these damages occurred along the rail line, interrupting the only rail link between Vanceboro and Bangor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… railroad bridge at this place against damage by ice freshets, three immense abutment ice-breakers are being constructed in the channel of the river…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… ahead of the water, wiping out many buildings, damaging over 50 homes, destroying our famed covered bridge, and causing millions of dollars in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"It was severely damaged and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"This was the third fire to cause major damage to the Columbian Block in 44 years. X All in all, the Columbian Block has gone through several…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… day, and proprietors were "accountable for all damages done any book..." The final entry in the record book is dated March 20, 1855, and is a call…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… in destruction of the two upper stories and damage to the offices (including the Rumford Falls Times publication facility) and stores on the first…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… his arrival, he found most of his stores damaged by bears. A few years later, in 1783, the entire town suffered when early frost destroyed corn and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Columbia Theatre and the YMCA building were not damaged. The last fire of the decade destroyed most of the residences and a church on the west side…"

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