Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Many were devastated by this disaster, Rebuilding made difficult with heavy plaster, The water and people are gone, But those disastrous days live on."

Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Poems

"… city Bring in a supply everyone helps clean up rebuild repair soon Cyclones, Storms, and Fixing the City by Gabby Horse A stable maybe I am stuck…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Reconstruction commenced and on November 14, 1965, 50 volunteers participated in rebuilding the mill."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"The decision was made not to rebuild, a sad ending for a building that had started with such enthusiasm and promise. Click here to view slideshow"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"They used pieces of wood for fire and to rebuild the buildings that were damaged. The people of Hallowell were soon back on track."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"Damage to the power grid was so severe that major rebuilding, not repairing, of the electrical grid had to be undertaken. 17."

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"… of wood for firewood and other spare pieces for rebuilding some of what had been demolished. The people of Hallowell made do with what they had…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"In 1866 they furnished the granite for the rebuilding of the breakwaters at the mouth of the Saco River and Union forts at Portland Harbor."

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

"… Bangor residents immediately began plans to rebuild the burned district. City officials guided the city’s Phoenix rise from the ashes, and sought…"

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

"Part of this money went to rebuilding two bridges that were swept downstream. Other damaged items include about $1850.00 in meats and other goods…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"… Historic Preservation Commission In 2006, while rebuilding the garden wall along the original Wadsworth property line, workers noticed broken…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Plans for rebuilding on the lot are still under question, and may not go through. The Braeburn hotel, the Turner house, either way, the lots have…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… cleaning up the aftermath, repairing and rebuilding. We were still in a boom despite the setback."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"He was the architect for rebuilding burned properties. All of these people either saved lives of the citizens of Bath, or made huge contributions to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… and volunteering their time and their efforts to rebuild what was lost. The new library was opened in the summer of 2011, and currently hosts many…"

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

"1931. All through the Depression, rebuilds of most of the paper machines were completed, as slack demand for book papers allowed for staggered…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… piles of charred rubble [were] gone and plans to rebuild were underway.” Today a new photography studio and art gallery neighbors a lakeside gazebo…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the herring market faded and the cost of yearly rebuilding the weir made this historic venture obsolete."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"MacGregor agrees to rebuild the mill. Spool Mill, South Lincoln, ca. 1880Lincoln Historical Society Jan."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… them into staying with them until they could rebuild with neighbors helping. The Knights were a family of “firsts”."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… Bangor, Maine, educational institutions, library rebuilding programs, and poverty alleviation measures. He also has a large impact on kids' lives."