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Millinocket Fire Department

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Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"For example, the Tiger or the Cascade Hand Pump, both of which were fire fighting technology in their time."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the Cascade Hand Tub. The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly."

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The history of the fire department and police department are important to Hallowell's heritage."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Fire engines were soon on the scene but the valves had frozen, and there was not enough water to be effective."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… party: there was a parade, military review, fire engine trials, a regatta, a cotillion reception for the President’s party, and illuminated streets."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"As a civil engineer for the United States Coast Survey, he charted the shoreline and harbors of New England."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"It is a hand tub, a type of fire fighting engine with a stitched together, leather hose. Fire Department, Hallowell, 1843Hubbard Free Library…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… Philadelphia in 1819, may well be the oldest fire engine in the United States and certainly is the oldest in New England."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… school stood until 1939, when it was lost to a fire. Parsons or Elder Neighborhood School, New Portland, ca."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Stowell, of Dixfield, operated it until it was destroyed by fire. It was repaired and sold to Cash Clark and Clayton Atwood."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us

"… Emery Meredith Knowles Helen Atwood New Portland Fire Department- Kip Poulin Orono Special Collections department- Fogler Library at UMO About MCHP…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools

"This issue came to the forefront due to a fire at the North village grammar school and the state of Maine no longer accepted class C schools."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… in East New Portland, but was destroyed by fire. Despite the frustration of such a financial and community loss, the town quickly decided to build…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"After a fire in the town of Falmouth (now Portland) in 1775, Falmouth citizens were given plots of land in New Portland to replace their loss."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"1949Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Fire Trucks From 1931 to the mid-1950s, Scarborough was home to D.E."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"On this day, 21 July 1951, the Cappy’s engine stopped and would not start. Harold went up on the bow and threw his newly purchased anchor overboard."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"In December 1966, a fire erupted at Wallace’s Garage on the corner of Main Street and Summit Road. Five major buildings, and several smaller ones…"