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English: Birds Eye View of Portland, Maine. Taken two days after the great fire of July 4, 1866. Taken two days after the great fire of July 4, 1866. View from the Portland Observatory.
The Great Fire of 1911 Historic District is located in downtown Bangor, Maine, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. It preserves Maine's most significant collection of early 20th century public and commercial buildings, and commemorates an urban re-building campaign matched only by Portland's following its ...
The great fire of Portland, Maine, sometimes known as the 1866 great fire of Portland, occurred on July 4, 1866—the second Independence Day after the end of the American Civil War. Five years before the Great Chicago Fire , this was the greatest fire yet seen in an American city.
Primary area of fire in 1875 Aftermath of the fire Great Fire of 1911 with soldier guarding household contents. The Great Fire of 1911 took place in Bangor, Maine, United States, on April 30 and May 1, 1911. A small fire that started in a downtown shed went out of control and destroyed hundreds of commercial and residential buildings.
In the mid-19th century, Eastport served as a major regional commercial center, and developed a significant sardine-packing industry in the 1870s. On October 14, 1886, a fire devastated the city center, destroying its central business district and its commercial wharves. In the following year, the city rebuilt its downtown. [2] Peavey Memorial ...
A fire destroyed several waterfront buildings in Maine, including an art gallery with several paintings by Jamie Wyeth and an illustration by his grandfather, N.C. Wyeth., the building's owner ...
Firefighters battle flames, high winds at River Street building fire in Sanford, Maine. Gannett. Shawn P. Sullivan, Portsmouth Herald. March 21, 2024 at 4:45 PM.
The survey, conducted in cooperation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Maine Fire Chiefs Association, the Maine State Federation of Firefighters and the Professional Fire Fighters of ...