Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The wind carried the fire along the west side of Front Street burning down everything in its path, almost impossible to stop."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Dreamland Theater, Front Street, Bath, ca. 1910Patten Free Library The Dreamland opened in 1909 on 177 Front Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… The construction of the Customs House, at 1 Front Street, south of Lambard Street, was started in 1852 and finished in 1858."

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

"Front Street at Arch Street, Bath, ca. 1892Patten Free Library Before the Hyde Block was built in 1871, the site at Broad and Front Streets was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Library X The Ledyard Block, 34-38 Centre Street, on the southeast corner of Centre and Water Streets in Bath, Maine, was built by William…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Police Department has its own building on Water Street at Elm Street. In the bell tower, there is the 1802 bell that was probably cast by Paul…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"33 Summer Street Bath, Maine 04530 (207) 443-5141 ext. 18 http://www.patten.lib.me.us/history email: history@patten.lib.me.us Sagadahoc History Room…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… The Patten Free Library, located at 33 Summer Street in Bath, Maine, is architecturally unique. It was designed by architect George Harding, in a…"

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

"It had been located at 66 Centre Street since 1913, when construction finished. Before that, the Alameda was there."

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 - 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 - 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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"1865Maine Historical Society April 9th marked Confederate Robert E. Lee’s surrender. Like, April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"It was destroyed by fire in 1911 and was never rebuilt. During the days of the Knox and Lincoln stage route, this hotel was a popular business."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Leverett named his new settlement Lincoln, which was in the area previously known as Norwich. He built a double sawmill on Mill River to serve as a…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… property offenses were the responsibility of the Lincoln County Sheriff and his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799, when Kennebec County was…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge."

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… on September 5, 1920, and of his wife, Annie Lincoln Prince, on October 10, 1920, resulted in a bequest of $35,000 for the construction of a public…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… championship tournament but lost that game to Lincoln. The next year they lost only one regular season game and took the state championship…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Brothers of the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1862Maine Historical Society Setting the Scene On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… along with the Illinois colossus Abraham Lincoln as the presidential candidate. Lieut. Col. John F."

Prince Memorial Library

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