Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Written by William Lewis In 1936, a major flood came upon the Kennebec River. The flood was a total disaster to the surrounding areas."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March, 1936 Kennebec Journal, Steven Cartwright, Hubbard Free plans renovations Maine Sunday…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"1936, Maine Flood Disaster of Friday, the 13th of March, 1936 Kennebec Journal, Steven Cartwright, Hubbard Free plans renovations Maine Sunday…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"Floods In March of 1936, New England experienced extreme rainfall, resulting in one of the worst floods on record for the region."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Mattituck, N.Y.: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1936. Craig, Murray C. Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835): The Life of an Anglo-American Intellectual."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The Piscataquis River flooded again. This time the damage was caused by ice jams. The peek reached its highest point on Friday, the day after the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"The Flood of 1936, Ridlonville to Rumford bridgeMexico Historical Society After the Depression things began to look up."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The most notorious flood happened in March, 1936, when the Business Island was flooded; the Morse bridge, the steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the…"

Skowhegan History House

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and residences. Guilford Community Theatre, 1939Guilford…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The tea house was mostly destroyed and is not here today. Guilford Hardware moved to the site around 1980 and suffered great damage during the flood…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In 1936, Willard Cummings assumed leadership at the trustees request and accomplished what many said could not be done."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Another bridge was built higher this time but in 1936, that bridge was washed out by a flood as well."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… coupled with the major flooding of the rivers in 1936, left the Oxford Paper Co. with little profit."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Grant department store in 1936, and major changes on Front Street between Elm and Summer Streets where another fire seriously damaged the Columbia…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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