Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The fire destroyed everything all the way North to Hoopers Grocery Store. Windows were broken and gas tanks exploded causing screams from the crowd."

Skowhegan History House

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"All the homes on the west side were destroyed. The Bonney Aqueduct Company was established to provide water to the Village for fire protection."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… wrote about the Freshet of March 29, 1846, which destroyed the bridge. Martin wrote that a corporation in which Asa Davis was a stockholder built…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… escaped destruction in the fire of 1894 which destroyed all of that block of Centre Street east to Front Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of the Sagadahock House and quickly spreading to destroy the hotel completely along with neighboring buildings on both sides of Front Street and on…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… An earlier fountain, called Stork Fountain, was destroyed in 1952. It was severely damaged and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… moved to the Old North Church so it would not be destroyed. Also the builders had the angel's red boots turned to stockings. Oliver and William V."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"It spread north along Front Street, damaging or destroying many businesses including Walter Webber’s Drugstore. Following Walter G."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… one hundred houses and 1,000 cattle, had been destroyed. In 1676 Mogg Heigon and about one hundred followers made an unsuccessful attack on the…"

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

"… the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that destroyed the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"In 2008, a fire at the island's library destroyed photographs, documents, artwork, artifacts, and other priceless pieces of island history."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… of Liberty and his house and financial records destroyed. Richard King died on 27 March 1775 on the eve of the Revolution."

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

"After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant fleet in 1775, trade from that port was diverted to Dunstan Landing."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"In January 1900, the Presque Isle House Hotel was destroyed by fire. The remnants of the building were not demolished until September of 1930 in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"A fire in 1915 destroyed the building, but it was immediately rebuilt, and one of the three commercial spaces continues to serve as a Town Hall."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… business and suggest that Hayford had set out to destroy his reputation. Martin wrote, "This shows the spirit of democracy as it is which is to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"Union supporters destroyed Emery's press, but he continued publishing. Martin quotes Emery as writing in his newspaper in 1861, "52 thousand dead…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… gave the station a weather vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"The buildings were destroyed in 2000 and were replaced with doctors' offices. The photograph was taken around 1950."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"All that ice from the storm destroyed power lines, which caused tons of outages. Homes also were destroyed causing people to become homeless and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"After the fire that destroyed the library where much of Swan’s Island historical primary source materials were kept, the Historical Society turned to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"It destroyed the YMCA, Columbian Theatre, Bath Aerie of Eagles, and threatened the Columbian Hall. This was the third fire to cause major damage to…"