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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School and two local experts from the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Newspapers: Bath Daily Tribune 1855-1858; Bath Independent 1879-1961; Bath Daily Times 1862-1967; Eastern Times 1850-1856; Times-Record…"

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

"Bath Saving's Institution contributes to Bath's history in many ways. It's the oldest bank in Bath still running, having been in business since 1852."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"The Bath Bank was important to the history of Bath because it was the first bank in the city. For most of the 19th century one bank or another…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Galen Moses was also the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… Sagadahoc History Room Hours Bath Middle School Bath Middle School is a 6-8 school with approximately 370 students."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Bath, then called Long Reach, first achieved a separate identity as the Second Parish of Georgetown in 1759."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"West side of Front Street, Bath, ca. 1910Patten Free Library The buildings on Merchants' Row were all Greek Revival buildings."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Francis Fassett, a Bath native born in 1823, died in Portland in 1908. Fassett who was the architect for the Church Block, also designed 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 - Ledyard Block

"Currently on the Ledyard Block there is the Bath Natural Market and an Irish pub. The Bath Natural Market specializes in natural foods, wines and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… killed these entertainment venues, once an important part of Bath's life. Front Street postcard, Bath, ca. 1914Patten Free Library"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… the county seat, serves the following towns: Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Woolwich, West Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Richmond, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"However, drivers could also avoid stopping in Bath and spending money at local stores. Many large department stores left Bath for Brunswick and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison visited Bath to tour the shipyards of Bath and attend the launching of the Rappahannock, one of the four…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… library is funded by member communities including Bath, West Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Woolwich, and Phippsburg."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"David Tilden Stinson was an actor in the Bath Elocutionist Society. He is buried in Bath at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Gershom H."

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

"The Bath Opera House was torn down in 1971 because its owners were not making enough profit. It had been located at 66 Centre Street since 1913, when…"

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

"Bath Town Hall, ca. 1908Patten Free Library The earlier building at the Grants Building site was the Old City Hall which was built in 1837 as Town…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Free Library Vine & Water Streets, Bath, 1986Patten Free Library As Bath evolved, the intersection at Centre and Washington changed."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was incorporated as a city in 1847. The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of…"

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

"… Lawrence, and Morgan Vigue 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library Sagadahock House, Bath…"