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NHKathy
Senior Member
Registered: September 2004
Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI
Posts: 699
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Wed January 19, 2005 1:12am
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when did this fire take place and where on the lake was the Inn ???
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mcdude
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Registered: July 2002
Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME
Posts: 5,366
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Wed January 19, 2005 1:40pm
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NHKathy: The inn was on the eastern shore of Alton Bay on the East Side Road (28A) no more than a mile up from the town beach. The inn was built in 1903 and the fire took place around 3:00 p.m. on April 3, 1989. The fire was of suspicious origin. The site is vacant now. The old steps can still be seen near the side of the road and the dock is still there. McD
Click for results of a photopost search on "Oak Birch" for more images...
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NHKathy
Senior Member
Registered: September 2004
Location: Moultonborough when I can / RI
Posts: 699
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Wed January 19, 2005 7:26pm
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Thanks McD - it was a beautiful Inn - thanks for the info!
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gtxrider
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Registered: March 2004
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Posts: 1,030
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Thu January 20, 2005 5:28pm
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Has it been gone that long? I still remember seeing movies there. It was closer than going to ythe Hatch in Wolfeboro or the Colonial in Laconia.
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Yes Tor
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Registered: April 2004
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 15
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Fri January 21, 2005 10:25pm
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What a sad day that was. I will never forget it. My boss was on the Tuftonboro Volunteer Fire Company at the time and he told me the Inn was completely gone in 45 minutes. It was a great old place. What a loss to the history and atmosphere of the lake.
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mcdude
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Registered: July 2002
Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME
Posts: 5,366
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Fri February 29, 2008 1:38pm
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There is a video available at the Gilman library in Alton of the fire.
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