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The Great Fires of 1947 were a series of forest fires in the State of Maine in the United States that destroyed a total area of 17,188 acres (6,956 ha) of wooded land on Mount Desert Island and 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) statewide. Collectively, the fires killed a total of 16 people.
Oct 9, 2015 · Five people in Bar Harbor died as a result of the fire – two in a car crash and two of heart attacks. The fire destroyed 17,188 acres, including 10,000 in Acadia. Aftermath. The fire changed the composition of the forests in Acadia National Park. It wiped out mature spruce and fir stands and replaced them with sun-loving birch, aspen and oak ...
A car accident claimed the lives of an air force officer and a local teenage girl. A man and woman, already ill, succumbed to heart attacks. An unknown number of animals died in the blaze, but park rangers believe that most outran the fire and found safety in ponds and lakes. Once the fire was over, it was time to start anew.
Aug 1, 1997 · Nine towns were leveled, many others were severely damaged and 16 people died in the fires. Property losses were set at a 1947 figure of $30 million. A comparison analysis prepared by the state...
By mid-October, many small wildfires started and spread out of control. Statewide, these fires burned over 220,000 acres, burned 1000 homes, left 2,500 people homeless and 16 people dead. The damages totaled over 11 million dollars at that time. The map below indicates the major fires of October 1947.
In late October 1947, more than 200 fires in southern and coastal Maine burned 205,678 acres, leveling nine towns and destroying more than 1,200 homes and seasonal cottages. It was the worst natural disaster in Maine history.
Oct 17, 2017 · “By six o’clock that night, the fire had rolled into Goose Rocks and completely destroyed it.” Over ten days, more than 200,000 acres of Maine burned, including about half the acreage of Acadia National Park. About 2,500 people were left homeless. Nine towns were gone. Remarkably, Spofford said, only 15 people died.
