Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… collectors was William King, also the first governor of Maine. A customs collector has an office at a frontier where the customs duty on imports is…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… and C .W King, the son of William King, the first governor of Maine. Before 1852 , King's home was at the site of the Customs House."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"They were also the ones who bought Governor King's library when he died. They started the library as a reading room in the downtown area before the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… convention in 1819 and becoming the State’s first governor in 1820 (see King exhibit at www.mainememory.net.) Boom Times for the City of Ships…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… from the typical "man on the street," to the Governor of the state. Photography and photo journalism became a major focus for Guy Gannett, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… altered primarily because of damage, while the first (bottom) floor has been altered to meet the occupying business’ needs."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"The first major event was the grand opening, which occurred in 1909. The people that went there were amazed by the grandeur of its interior."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style. After it was renovated in 1910, it became more of a Second Empire…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Since the original construction in 1894, the first story and probably the roof has been extensively altered."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The Sagadahoc Club was a very prestigious men's club, and was first organized on December 3rd, 1888."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… finished, the Maine Central Railroad passed the first train over the newly built structure. There were two trains that crossed the bridge that day…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… and outlines were compiled, students wrote the first draft of the text for their exhibit. In the two months that followed, students completed many…"

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

"… water flooded up to stage level, and flooded the first 14 rows of seats. It also filled the orchestra pit and covered the piano."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Charles Davenport is one of the first aldermen of the City elected to represent ward 7. He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The store occupied the entire first floor of the Ledyard Block with some storage on the second floor."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… was built, Centre Street became busier, and the first traffic light to be installed in Bath in 1938 was put at this intersection, according to a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"On the first floor of the hotel there were at least four different businesses such as Smith's, A.G Page, and Shaw's."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… of a bygone era, “The Way Life Should Be.” Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society Despite the…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… three continents, further demonstrating the First World War’s geographic scope. The Portland Evening Express documented the week’s Centennial…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Miss Grayson landed in Maine to much fanfare and excitement. Poor weather hampered her attempts to make the flight from Maine; during the first…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and first governor from Franklin County (also Maine's first female governor); Maine Attorney General…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"He was the first governor to do so since Governor Plaisted toured the island in 1911. After Plaisted’s visit, the islanders were evicted."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"It was named in honor of Maine's first governor of Maine, William King. This steamer was built in 1902 in New York for the Port Chester service."