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Description
Fire destroying Ste. Agathe Catholic Church. At 5:30 p.m. on August 13, 1940, a gasoline stove exploded in the house of Joseph and Adel Bouchard next door to the church. The flames quickly engulfed the church and fire departments from as far away as Presque Isle were called to the blaze.
About This Item
- Title: Burning of St. Agatha Catholic Church, St. Agatha, 1940
- Creation Date: 1940-08-13
- Subject Date: 1940-08-13
- Location: Saint Agatha, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 11 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Catholic churches--Maine--Saint Agatha
- Churches--Maine--Saint Agatha
- Fires--Maine--Saint Agatha
- Ste. Agatha Catholic Church (Saint Agatha, Me.)--Fires
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Ste. Agathe Historical SocietyP.O. Box 237, St. Agatha, ME 04772
(207) 543-6911
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