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History of Waterville, Maine, USA

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•  1849 - Destructive Fire at Waterville, Me.
  A correspondent of the Boston Atlas, writing from Gardiner, Me., states that a large fire occurred at Waterville on Saturday evening.
  
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• 1854 - Waterville
  Waterville, a flourishing post-village of Kennebec CO., Maine, on the right bank of the Kennebec river, at the Ticonic falls, (18 feet in height,)...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1882 - Boiler Explosion
  WATERVILLE, Me., Jan. 28. - The boiler in the steam mill of the Kennebec Framing Company at Fairfield exploded this morning with terrific force. A...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1884 - BURNED TO DEATH IN A LOCK-UP.
  WATERVILLE, Me., April 3. - PETER VIGNE, a young man from Fairfield, Me., who was put in the lock-up last night, set the building on fire and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1886 - Waterville
  Waterville lies on the western bank of the Kennebec River, adjoining Fairfield, in Somerset County, on the north. Winslow lies opposite on the east...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1889 - EXPLOSION. Gas Works Destroyed in Maine. A FATAL EXPLOSION. A Gashouse Explodes at Waterville, Maine, This Morning.
  WATERVILLE (Me.), Oct. 24. - At 7 o'clock this morning the gashouse of the Lockwood Cotton Mills exploded lifting the roof from the building, which...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Leading Business Men of LEWISTON, AUGUSTA and VICINITY, BOSTON, MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY
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  Main Street
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  Haines Theatre
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• 1906
  Waterville, a city of Kennebec co., Me., on the Kennebec River and on the Maine Central R., 81 miles NNE. of Portland. The ticonic Falls, in the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Main Street, 1907
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  Maine Central Railroad Depot, 1907
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•  1908 - C. O. JONES KILLED, HIS AIRSHIP BURNED - Aeronaut Dropped 500 Feet at Waterville, Me.
  WIFE AND CHILD PRESENT
  Bag of Dirigible Caught Fire and Machinery and Inventor Shot to Earth Before Crowd - Spark of Motor Caused...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  City Hall
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  Union Gas and Electric Co., Power Station, 1909
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  Waterville, Maine, Foot Bridge
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  Taconnet Club House, Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. Waterville and Winslow, Me.
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  Grand Stand, Central Maine, Park, Waterville, Me.
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  Entrance to Central Maine Fair, 1912
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  Foss Hall, Colby College
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•  1917 - SPECTACULAR FIRE THREATENS WHOLE NORTH END WATERVILLE
  900 Canoes and Two Large Ice Houses Burn Two Dwellings Damaged by Flames Two Alarms Sounded and Firemen Have Hard Fight
  
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  High School
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  Lockwood Cotton Mills, Kennebec River
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  Main Street, Looking North
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  Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Mills, Kennebec River
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•  1936 - $35,000 BLAZE AT WATERVILLE.
  Waterville, Me., Jan. 24. - Damage of about $35,000 was done to the two-story brick HAINES building on Silver street early Thursday by a fire which...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1939 - 26 in Blazing Hospital Wing Removed Safely. Nine Infants Rescued with Other Patients in Early Morning Fire at Waterville.
  Waterville, Me., April 6. - (AP) - Nine new-born babies had a baptism of smoke and fire today in a blaze with forced evacuation of 26 patients from a ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Main Street, 1940
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•  1942 - $200,000 FIRE RAZES WATERVILLE BUILDING.
  Waterville, Me. - Fire destroyed the four story SAMUEL BARRON brick building and damaged two adjoining business blocks early last night.
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  Elmwood Hotel, 1944
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  Public Library, 1944
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•  1945 - 2 WOMEN MEET DEATH IN MAINE HOTEL FIRE.
  Waterville, Me., Feb. 19 (AP) - Two women were numbered as victims today of the fire which swept the 32-room Jefferson hotel and an adjoining...Read MORE...