R U M F O R D

B I C E N T E N N I A L

Black and white photos courtesy of the Rumford Historical Society.

Business section of Rumford's downtown
island looking towards Rumford Falls as first streets are
being cleared and leveled during 1891.

October 1st, 1892, view of Congress Street
showing rapid rate of construction on the "Island".

Looking south down Congress Street in 1894.
Photo was taken from a hill later removed to complete
Congress and Portland Street intersection.
(Inset is present day Congress Street.)

View of Bridge St., Congress St. and River St.
as seen in 1921 with the Glass Front Market in the
foreground. The photo shows a busy business district and
municipal building clock in the background.

Rumford Center as seen after the flood of
1895. The roadway is U.S. Route 2.

First frame house built at Rumford Corner by
Jonathan Keyes. 1785. (inset is Rumford Center
meeting house built in 1828..

Photo of Strathglass Park taken from our front
porch during a light snowfall on 2 March 2000
I thought it was a beautiful picture to add to this page.

A picture of the Rumford carpet created for the
bicentennial through the efforts of Carole Difiore.
One of the Christmas presents I gave to my beautiful wife.

Another photo of Strathglass Park taken from our
front porch looking towards the vacant, old Stephens
High School on 2 March 2000.