Brick Store Museum Block / Les Bâtiments du Brick Store Museum

Historical marker location:

114 Main St, Kennebunk, Maine

( Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 1) just south of Elm Street (Maine Route 9A/35), on the right when traveling south.)

Kennebunk, 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.