Fragment, Old Second Parish Church bell, Portland, 1866
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Maine Historical Society
This experience was all City leaders needed to act on plans to establish a water system for Portland.
In less than three years, fresh water was piped to the city from Sebago Lake. This system is still in place and is the basis of the Portland Water supply today.
Many people lost all of their possessions. As they picked through the ruins, they saved objects to remember the tragedy.
This fragment is from the bell of the Second Parish Church on Middle Street. The bell became so hot that it melted into globular chunks of brass.
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