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#Kindness please boost this! My bf’s mom passed on Thanksgiving. Her dad does not cook & lives away from family/not in a senior living facility. I look into getting some meals sent, over the next few months so he has nutritious #dinner to eat. Major shout out to #Kate’sPlate in #Dayton #Ohio. I call. Their meals need cooking so she PERSONALLY emails me her staff’s private go to list of ready made delivery meal companies in town (her competition!). What a loving person & amazing company!

#Wildfire in nearby #WaterboroMaine right now. Back in 1947, an unusually dry summer led to devastating fires, with nine towns wiped out!

The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns

Warning signs of the #Maine fires appeared as early as March. An abnormally warm spring caused snow to melt early in the woods. Mid-July to October were unusually #dry, with 108 consecutive days without rain.

New England Historical Society, updated in 2024

"An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in #Kennebunkport. In #NorthWaterboro, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping.

"In York County, the fires destroyed most of the homes in #Shapleigh and #Waterboro. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of #Alfred, #Lyman, #Newfield, #Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, #Arundel, #Dayton, #Wells, #Biddeford and #Saco [and #Hollis]."

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newenglandhistoricalsociety.co

New England Historical Society · The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns - New England Historical SocietyIn October 1947, Maine fires destroyed 9 towns, hundreds of homes, 500,000 acres of trees and Bar Harbor.'s Millionaire's Row. (With video).