Keywords: Saco Fire Department
Item 27212
Old Fire Station, Saco, ca. 1937
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1937 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 51581
Damage of Somesville Fire, Saco, 1908
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1908-09-15 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot
"… caused often required the assistance of fire departments from the various southern Maine communities."
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4
"Strong's Fire Department Fires were always (and still are) disastrous and frightening events. John Rounds was an ardent crusader for the organization…"
Story
Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford
Story
Spiros Droggitis: From Biddeford to Washington DC and back
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Greek family's impact: from the iconic Wonderbar Restaurant to Washington DC
