Welcome to Penobscot County, Maine History and Genealogy Fires in Bangor from 1845 - 1848 List taken from the 1848 Bangor Directory Transcribed by Shauna Williams for Genealogy Trails 1845 Dec. 23. Charter street, dwelling house occupied by T. Bartlett, Jr., damage slight; defect in chimney. 1846 Feb 9. In Brewer, Octagon School House; defect in chimney. Feb 18. Tar House in Dunning's Ship yard; damage slight. Feb 20. East Market Square. Granite Block, in shop of D. & T. Stone; damage trifling. March 28. An old building, in the Kenduskeag stream, which had drifted down from Drummond's Mills; incendiary. March 29. Broad street. Store house of Joseph Bryant & Son; damage small; caused by lime and the great freshet. April 8. York street. Wetherbee block; damage trifling; defect in the chimney. May 6. Bank of Penobscot River. Boom House, owned by T.M. Moody. Aug 12. Exchange street. Hammatt's Block; damage trifling. Oct 17. Broad street. Stores occupied by Huckins & Dudley, M. & O. Pearson, and A. Stickney. Defect in chimney. Nov 24. Broad street. Store of Stephen Walker and sail-loft of Lemuel Bradford; damaged. Dec 15. Exchange street. Hammatt's block, damage trifling. Dec 23. Washington street. House occupied by E. Pool; damage trifling. 1847 Feb 4. Broad street. Store under the Bethel; damage trifling. March 1. York street. Shop of Isaac Kingsley and Benjamin Adams. March 2. In Brewer. House occupied by John Prim. March 15. Pine street. House occupied by Gilbert McFarland; damage trifling. June 19. Barkerville. Smoke house of James Jenkins. Aug 20. Temple street. House owned by Daniel Frazier. Loss $200. Sept 26. Broad street. Shop belonging to Asa P. Lancil; boys playing with matches. Oct 19. Franklin street. Blacksmith shop of A.M. Wingate; damage trifling. Nov 1. Harlow street; Two barns owned by Thomas Drew; incendiary. Nov 3. Kenduskeag Stream. Saw mill, C.C. Rice, John Glidden and Joab Palmer. Loss $5000; Insurance $2000. 1848 Feb 22.Joppa. One straw bed March 23. May street. Dwelling house owned by W.T. & H. Pierce, and S.H. Blake; damage $300. June 13. Broad street. Brick store owned by James Fiske; damage $600. HOME DEDICATED TO FREE GENEALOGY Submitters retain all copyrights ©2008 Genealogy Trails