Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Sagadahoc County Courthouse Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Merchants' Row Text by Dakota Elwell, Danyelle Layton, and Molly Turner 7th graders at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"Lincoln Block Text by Isla Brazier, Brody Losier, Haley Scott, and Brianna Swain 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard Block Text by Nathanial Barter, Devyn Pushard, and Sheridan Valure 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

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

"Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block Text by Alex Anderson, Justin Collander, Dylan Crowell, Matt Nelson, and Lauren Quimby 7th grade students at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Church Block Text by Colbie Holloway, Shelby Martel, Samantha Sprauge, and Caitlyn Ware 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"

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 - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"When the railroad was built, the waterfront was used less. When the new Chelsea bridge was built, some big boats couldn't get through."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"It was so light when we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… poker, reading, singing, playing tennis, and bridge. He was also physically fit and was a very hard worker."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Part of this money went to rebuilding two bridges that were swept downstream. Other damaged items include about $1850.00 in meats and other goods…"

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

"By this time they had a railroad that stretched a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… at Low’s Bridge, four at Sangerville, one foot bridge and four regular bridges at Guilford Village prior to the present structure."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Fogg, John D., and Anne Bridges. “Salt Marsh Dykes as a Factor in Eastern Maine Agriculture.” Maine Historical Society Quarterly, Vol. 21. No."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… that Jacob had started on the property, built bridges modeled after famous bridges throughout the world, added shrubs and trees creating a virtual…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Also, steamboats were used for shipping food, lumber and clothes that were not on the railroad out of Lincoln to the rest of the towns and cities on…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Since there were no bridges, brooks and rivers were crossed at wading places or by ferry. By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"They might work on bridges, railroads, etc. and they have to use big machines with traffic coming in every direction."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Historical Society In 1958, the B & A Railroad discontinued passenger service. Piscataquis area schools formed in the name of Piscataquis…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"A railroad overpass further north marks the Maine Central Railroad line. In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Railroads were tracking westward to vast new sources of wood products. Steamboats with iron hulls replaced wooden sailing vessels."