1825 | The “Great Fire of 1825” destroys a substantial portion of Brunswick, including 33 buildings – two of them textile mills. | ||
1835 | Birth date of folklore legend “Tall Barney” or “Long Barney” Beal on Beals Island |
1947 |
Section 1 of the Maine Turnpike – from Kittery to Portland – opens. |
1955 |
Section 2 of the Maine Turnpike – from Portland to Augusta – opens. |
1973 |
Fort Fairfield’s Betty Nightingale, Miss National Teenager, meets President Nixon at the White House. |