Item 23622 - Pepperell Mill storehouse fire, Biddeford, 1915

Item 23622 - Pepperell Mill storehouse fire, Biddeford, 1915
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Item 23622
Pepperell Mill storehouse fire, Biddeford, 1915
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Known at the time as the "Great Fire," the Pepperell Cotton Storehouse on Pearl Street in Biddeford burned the night of October 29, 1915.

The loss of $500, 000 made this the most costly fire Biddeford had yet known, as well as one of the most spectacular.

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