On this date in Maine history: Sept. 3
Sept. 3, 1853: The Harnden & Brother spool factory on the Kennebec River in Augusta catches fire about 2 a.m. The fire eventually consumes a grist mill, machine shops, six sawmills, a boardinghouse and other commercial enterprises. Before the fire spreads beyond the three-story, 160-by-60-foot spool mill, a night watchman and other people try to […]
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