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TBT: The Great Maine Forest Fires Of 1947 [VIDEO]
TBT: The Great Maine Forest Fires Of 1947 [VIDEO]
TBT: The Great Maine Forest Fires Of 1947 [VIDEO]
By October 7th reports of forest fires in Well, Bowdoin and Portland began pouring in to the forest service, and by the 16th, it's reported that 20 separate fires were called in including Shapleigh and Waterboro where both communities were completely destroyed