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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"At a peak of 34.1 feet recorded on April 2, 1987, many were forced to evacuate homes and shops along the river."

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."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… of historical objects lost in these floods, the flood of 1926, the flood of 1934, and last but not least the flood of 1987 and those objects…"

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."

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…"

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

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

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 the flood April of 1923, water overflowed the concrete abutments, rushed around the side through the coal pits and burst through the windows…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

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

Skowhegan History House

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

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…"

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."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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