Ireland Bros. Fire - 1911
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1911 a fire that started in the Ireland Brothers grist mill consumed five
buildings on Main Street. Burned were the grist mill, a two-story wooden
block, a drug store, a general store and an apartment house. The town’s
electric generator, used to provide electricity to homes and businesses in
the village was destroyed. It was housed in the basement of the mill.
Shortly after the fire Central Maine Power Company began setting poles and stringing wires to bring electricity to the town. |
Ireland Bros. Grist Mill burned 1911 |
