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Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Robbins, Ryan R. The Great Fire of 1911. Bangor In Focus. 1995-2010. Web. 10 May 2010. Rowe, Ethel."

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Over the course of 15 hours, the fire destroyed 267 buildings, 55 acres and caused over $3 million in damages throughout downtown Bangor and up…"

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

"Crime & Disaster This was the fourth school fire in Portland in 1921 and was of unknown origin. It started in the library, which did not have a…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… one of the most significant media influences in Maine. Fire on Hobson's Wharf, Portland, 1934Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"A fire burning on the wharf in the afternoon could be aerially photographed and published that evening, an impressive and telling feat for the 1930s."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Vickery, James B. Made in Bangor: economic emergence and adaptation, 1834-1911. Bangor, Me.: Bangor Historical Society & Museum, 1984. Print."

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Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"At Bangor High School, the devastating 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Norumbega Hall ruins, Bangor Fire, 1911 Bangor Public Library A stiff southerly breeze blew on that warm Sunday afternoon April 30, 1911 that caused…"

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

"One might assume that some Scarborough residents participated. Scarborough’s Beech Ridge Speedway at the corner of Holmes Road and Two Rod Road was…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Most of the A.C. Savage (1832-1911) relatives took in guests and provided meals while they consolidated their immediate families into a few of the…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Across Tuttle Road from the Fire Station stands a house that was once an important business established in 1793."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"and the 6th child of John and Climena’s 11 children -- later bought out all of his siblings’ and their heirs’ interests in Lot 67 after his father…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"It was destroyed by fire in 1911 and was never rebuilt. During the days of the Knox and Lincoln stage route, this hotel was a popular business."

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Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"In the years 1898-1911, the costs were reduced from $937 to $75. This may have been due to start up costs for the police force in 1898."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"1911 Postcard Collections of Maine Historical Society X Big But Harmless The Maine Democrat , Waterville, 1909 W.G."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"From 1905 to 1911, Maine created a Liquor Enforcement Commission with deputies empowered to arrest transgressing citizens."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"Burden Collection Mrs. Nation (1846-1911), was known for attacking saloons with her hatchet and made at least one visit to Bangor."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to reach New Sweden. With the approval of 7.13 miles on June 29, 1912, the city of Caribou was joined…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"A third fire in February of the same year nearly destroyed Bath Iron Works, Ltd. on Water Street south of downtown, and a fourth fire struck the west…"

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Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar. 22, 2011) http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp. n.d. 29 Apr."