Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Every part of the Columbian Block continues to be important to the City of Bath as they always has been and probably will be in the future."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Before he had the Ledyard Block built, he had a dry goods store on the same lot. William Ledyard was married to Miss Harriet Ledyard."

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 - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"He designed Hyde Block. Francis Fassett also built the Sagadohoc County Courthouse. Henry Swanton was the president of Bath Savings for many years."

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

"… are various ways that the City of Bath uses the block, such as dance and art studios, retail shops, and Springer's Jewelry."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of the City of Bath's offices. It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… of Centre and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and…"

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

"The purpose of the Old City Hall was to house the city government, including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… period, including the Granite Block, the Union Block, the Bank Block and the Church Block, the latter having replaced the Universalist Church razed…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Goodwin twice a month, researching the address or block they had been assigned. They looked through numerous directories to find the different…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the courthouse."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… and his brother William built and owned many blocks and buildings in commercial Bath, including part of the Union Block, where 94 Front Street is…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… fire of 1837, and because the occupants of this block are representative of Bath's retail history."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"The City of Hallowell City HallHubbard Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Roe & Colby, 1873. Birdseye View of the City of Bath, Sagadahoc County. Shober & Carqueville Litho. Co., 1878."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of Centre and Washington Streets in the city of Bath, Maine. Over a period of two-hundred years, five notable establishments have made history at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The earliest train ferries, the City of Rockland and the Hercules, could only carry passenger and freight cars."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… steps of the Customs House were often the site of city, state, or federal government events. For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Torrey Home, City Park, Bath, ca. 1887Patten Free Library There were two additions built to the library."

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

"… home to many theaters that came and went as the city and its residents changed. These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia Hall, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… towns is well supplied with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage systems well…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Dreamland and Liberty Text by Frazier Metcalf and Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"Project Partners Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room: Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society A reference room containing the resources for…"