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This picture is among the many photographs in the collection of Norway’s buildings at the Norway Museum and Historical Society. Although we must be closed at this time we look forward to seeing you when we can reopen to the public. Please check our website at www.norwayhistoricalsociety.org.
From the earliest days of the colonists, fire has been both a blessing and a curse. Until the late 1800s lighting, heating and cooking depended on flame. Most cities and towns, large and small, had their share of major fires. Norway is certainly part of that history. The term for these destructive events was