Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly across from Broad Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to Rockland."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Maritime History of Bath, Maine and the Kennebec River Region.” Bath Historical Society, 1997, “The Sesquicentennial of Bath, Maine 1847-1997.”…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"People went out on the river ice in the winter and cut blocks of ice with large snows. They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Born in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1831, Chase married twice and died in 1892. He invented a unique method of refrigerating butter, and was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He hit his head on a broken iron projection on the coach door, opening a five inch gash, with a piece of iron penetrating his skull."

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

"… the water line connecting from the New Meadow's River. The break in the line could have been fixed except the company was not willing to pay more…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… at night, the two-foot openings covered with iron grates. A wooden roof with sliding doors was erected above the top of the cells, creating an open…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the river. Raynes' half-brother, John Martin (1823-1904) drew an illustration of Raynes diving."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… weir that residents constructed on the Penobscot River. The illustration appears on page 47 of the journal and Martin describes the process of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… Parish, made the excursion down the Penobscot River on August 10, 1865. Martin wrote, "My family as a whole had never been down river before and I…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… south of Bangor on the east side of the Penobscot River in an area known as Ball Hill. He indicated on the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… that it was the first gunboat in the Penobscot River. He said it brought a group of Congressmen on an excursion to Bangor and the Maine coast."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… the british soldiers were on the banks of the River ready for action when our Soldiers receivd orders that the first Man that fired a round should…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… Squaw Point, Cards Mill, Austin's Cove, the Union River, and his father's tailor shop. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… up lumber and other material along the Penobscot River, a clam voyage to Cape Jellerson, saving a man at the eddy at Carls Point, a failed romance…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"“Aroostook" is a mangled version of Wolastuq, the original name for the St. John River. The families would disperse broadly through the late summer…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Bangor 's location on the Penobscot River made it well-positioned geographically and economically to take advantage of lumber shortages in much of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Blacksmith shops to forge iron fittings were as plentiful as today’s neighborhood corner stores. Steam mills and blockmakers were located at both…"

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 - The Patten Free Library

"The Patten Free Library Text by Noah Lapointe, Austin Lewis, Kyle Perry, and Shadow Stephens 7th grade students at Bath Middle School."

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…"

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…"