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Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Central Congregational Church, Bath, 1967

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Until the automobile in the early 1900s, roads and businesses were suited for people on foot, carriage, or railroad."

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John Meeker's Ford, Scarborough Beach, ca. 1903

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"It was a 1905 Rambler. As more people acquired automobiles, the increase in the number of automobiles on the road brought an increase in the number…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train service improved greatly and long waits for automobile ferries disappeared. Passenger and freight train traffic increased enough to justify the…"

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Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca. 1910

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they needed more places to park downtown."

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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The Automobile, the Great Depression and World War II: 1930-1950 As automobile traffic steadily increased after WWI, Bath experienced a number of…"

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Cruising off Squirrel Island, Boothbay Harbor, 1912

Stanley Museum

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Sheppard's Point viewed from Loudon Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"1910Hubbard Free Library In the pre-automobile era no services were in more demand than those of blacksmith, wheelwright and carpenter."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Automobiles had begun to appear in Scarborough in the early 1900s, but road conditions were so poor that use was essentially seasonal."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Although steps were taken through the Depression of the early 1930s to reduce losses, such as abandoning some lines, the trolley system never…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"The automobile was banned from the island until 1933. Turtle Head, Islesboro, ca. 1915Islesboro Historical Society Meadow Pond, Islesboro…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… best architect in the State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in most towns."

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Front Street, From Post Office Square, Bath. ca. 1930

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… owned the building from its construction in the early 1850s until 1882, as noted in several tax records."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage. The Old City Hall was a brick, two and a half story…"