Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Among the earliest of those settlers was Robert Gutch who purchased much of the area now known as Bath from various Native Americans."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… KingScarborough Historical Society & Museum William King William King, son of Richard King and Mary Black King, was born 9 February 1768 in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Portland, ME, 1853. Dr. Robert Southgate Robert Southgate: doctor, lawyer, judge, gentleman farmer, and businessman."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Richard King, Robert Southgate, and Philip Haigis arrived in Scarborough as young men and immersed themselves in the life and business affairs of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… the Scarborough Turnpike Corporation, headed by Robert Southgate and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike, the first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"William King was born in 1768 in Scarborough, Maine. He originally worked at a sawmill in Topsham, eventually owning it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Book 100, page 571. Domingue, Robert. The Village of Cockell: An Illustrated History of Pine Point, Maine. Wilmington, MA: Hampshire Press, 1988."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey. He was paid in lumber, a common form of pay at the time."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Lambard 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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Robert Southgate built the first dike between 1803 and 1804, soon followed by a corporation formed to dike the marsh area of the Spurwink River."

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

"Daniel Wilkinson was the last person to get the death penalty in Maine. William Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Percy Williams (1887-1957) was the son of Edwin and Addie Moore Williams according to his obituary. He was a successful businessman in Waterville for…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… with the Dreamland were Samuel Davis and William H. Van Dorn. Samuel Davis was the manager of the Dreamland from when it was built in 1909 to 1916…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… a connection to this property are Oliver Moses, William Moses, and Francis Fassett. Oliver Moses owned a lot of real estate property and financed…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… to be granted separation.[24] Letter from Robert Boyd calling for a meeting in Gray to discuss Separation, 1816Maine Historical Society…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"John Tucker was a local brick maker, and Captain William Patten was part of the important, ship building Patten family."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region.” Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… person from Bath who wrote letters to home was William H. Fog. In one of his letters he talks about how he was taken prisoner and sent to a prison…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"During the construction of the new station, William S. Newell, the president of B.I.W., gave the station a weather vane depicting a destroyer at the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"According to several books, in 1846, William Rogers, John Patten, Jeremiah Robinson, Otis Kimball, and Caleb S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"This statue was built by William Zorach. He has an international reputation, and a daughter named Dahlov Ipcar who is an artist that made the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"Student Exhibits Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block The Intersection of Centre and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Project Overview In June of 2008, the community partnership of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath…"