Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

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

"The fire could have been put out except for the break in the water line connecting from the New Meadow's River."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

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

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The people of Bath were very proud of the station. It was reportedly one of the finest and most modern railroad stations in New England."

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

"… of the majority are to be found in the deception of the human heart. The heart is deceitful above all things, and I may add, desperately wicked."…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The height of the original building is two and a half stories. Civil War Soldiers' Monument postcard, Bath, ca."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… published An Address to the Inhabitants of the District of Maine Upon the Subject of their Separation from the Present Government of Massachusetts…"

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 - Project Partners

"6 Old Brunswick Road Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-8270 http://www.bms.rsu1.org email: hcorrigan@rsu1.org Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Miss Corrigan, Miss Curry, Mr. Meserve, Miss King, and Mrs. Harkins worked closely with students during their Social Studies classes to complete this…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Ezekiel Holmes, encouraged both the buildings of roads and the arrival of new settlers so that the last half of the nineteenth century became…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The architect of the Columbian Block was John Calvin Stevens, who was the best architect in the State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."

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

"The manager of the time at one point put a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."

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

"The records of Bath were stored in this building until the current City Hall was built in 1929. The Old City Hall narrowly escaped destruction in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Another important event was the closing of the Dreamland, and the reopening as the Liberty Theater, which happened in 1919."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… A year-long learning experience that has led to the creation of many exhibits on the Maine Memory Network to tell the story of Downtown Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Institution and Hyde Block The Intersection of Centre and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Hammett, circa 1830. City of Bath, Lincoln County, Maine. A. G. Gillet, Publisher, 1851. Sagadahoc County, Maine. J. Chace, Publisher, 1858."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"John Hayden was one of the mayors of Bath and was the father of Emma Eames, a turn of the century opera star, who sang for European royalty."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"H.H Fisher was the manager of the business when the change commenced. The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company was located at the Church Block…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

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

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

"The date is on the front of the 3 1/2 story building. The Bath Savings Institution building was first built in an Italianate style."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and the police department. City Hall had a courtroom, a marshal's office, a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School, and two experts from the Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library?"