Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"The dark, raging flood swept through downtown Bangor. Along with all floods come damage. Two hundred to three hundred thousand dollars were spent…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… the Battle of Quebec, which opened this area to a flood of English settlers. The Massachusetts General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands"…"

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"… enjoy them! The sixth exhibit, The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976 was created during the 2010-2011 school year."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… was a terrible toll, one that had to have caused great sadness and grief among those remaining in Surry."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had dropped to 488, likely impacted by The Great Depression. Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… as the 21st century began, over the years a great many people had come together to share music and friendship in an effort to connect across…"

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

"… 1911Bangor Historical Society While onlookers flooded into the destroyed downtown to see the devastation, Bangor residents immediately began plans…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Flood Tide "Bangor needs to grow for the benefit of our young people, as well as for those of us ready to make some new memories..."

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

"Print. Worster, Raymond G. Letter describing the Great Bangor Fire. Bangor, Me.: Bangor Museum and Center for History, n.d. Print. Young, John."

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… out, making it a safer place to live and was a great organization. As for the musters and carnival, they were major forms of entertainment for the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"Crashing 1998 Written By Sam Gilbert Great ice, Great weight of ice, isn’t very nice. Crackle and crash, the ice comes down, down with a crash, a…"

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"I wish for those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979. n.d. 10 Feb."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"thinks it is one of the worst, The Great Blizzard of 1949, also known as The Great Death Blizzard. This blizzard lasted for seven weeks."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… 1968Hubbard Free Library In Liberty Men and Great Proprietors, Alan Taylor observed that in the years following the Revolutionary War, "population…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Hallowell city officials did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression. In 1941, the "Zebedee E. Cliff" and the "Maude M."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… According to Alan Taylor, in Liberty Men and Great Proprietors (p.68), their initiatives on behalf of their newly adopted country sometimes…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… His Hands   2:56 Climb Ev’ry Mountain   2:50 How Great Thou Art  6:21 Click here for copy of the lyrics and information about the writers and…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… its waters, but the 20th century would bring great advances in historic preservation and river revitalization efforts."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… Barton (brother-in-law of Martha Ballard and great-grandfather of civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton) and Benjamin…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… with politics? (No) Was the late war between the United States and Great Britain beneficial to the former? (No) The next step in our journey."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Little did we know how great our families are. Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other survive the harsh, cold weather."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Remembering Bangor: the Queen City before the great fire. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009. Print."