Music Hall

Historical marker location:

71 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine

( Marker is on Lisbon Street (Maine Route 196) 0.2 miles north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2019

Lewiston, Maine.

Maine was the site of the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history: The worst maritime disaster in U.S. history occurred off the coast of Maine in 1914, when the passenger ship SS Eastland capsized, killing 844 people. The disaster was caused by overcrowding and instability due to design flaws.