Keywords: Fire of 47
Item 14635
American LaFrance engine, Brewer, 1947
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1947 Location: Bangor Media: Metal and Rubber
Item 65198
Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Surry Media: Silver print photograph
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
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 Page
Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"Stephen King became famous by publishing many books, and, soon after, many of them were made into movies."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell
"The blizzard also had Mayor Daley die during the storm and Michael Bilandic took over. Mayor Daley died because of a heart attack at age 74."
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
