The week Maine burned 50th anniversary, Newfield, 1997

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The Newfield Fire Department commemorated the 50th anniversary of "The week Maine burned" in 1997. Known as "The Great Fires of 1947" they were a series of forest fires that killed 16 people and destroyed 200,000 acres of land statewide.

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  • Title: The week Maine burned 50th anniversary, Newfield, 1997
  • Creation Date: 1997
  • Subject Date: 1947
  • Location: Newfield, York County, ME
  • Media: Cotton, ink
  • Local Code: 1997.224.9
  • Collection: Costume collection
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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