Maine Memory Network

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

"The bank has been around for more than 150 years. It has never been successfully robbed. That is one of the reasons why people go there. David C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"For most of the 19th century one bank or another occupied the first floor of the Lincoln Block. The last bank to occupy the building was the First…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… of Main Street and Hudson Avenue, at the head of Bank Square, and faced north. It was built in 1879 and the Post Office wing was added in 1893."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"His peak was during the 1870s and 1880s. Incorporation of the Saco Water Power Machine Company, 1837McArthur Public Library Matthew Cobb was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Over a period of two-hundred years, five notable establishments have made history at this location; these unique and important buildings have their…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"Pepperell's saving grace was the invention and production of the Vellux blanket by Francis Spencer, and a very small portion of the mills continued…"

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 - History Overview

"Following on the success of that project, which turned the SPI-owned structure into the Winter Street Center, SPI was instrumental in preserving the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"All of these people either saved lives of the citizens of Bath, or made huge contributions to the town. Front Street, Bath, ca."

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

"… it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the goods but some of it was taken away by the flames."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… designed the Courthouse , the Hyde Block(Bath Savings), and the Lincoln Block, right next to the Church Block, in addition to many residences and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Out of all the things that were saved from the fire the most plentiful things were odd shoes that didn't have any matches."

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

"Sending their men inside in a raging fire such as this was too risky, and that unfortunately was where the base of the fire was."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

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

"As a large crowd gathered to watch the disaster unfold, the fire consumed the Public Library’s collection of 70,000 volumes, valued at $300,000 at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"L., Jr., 1995, “A Summary History of Bath, Maine 1850 to 1990.” Bath, Maine: Core Committee of the Comprehensive Plan for Bath, 1995."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"The MCHP grows out of the Maine Memory Network, the Maine Historical Society’s nationally recognized statewide digital museum."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Passenger and freight train traffic increased enough to justify the building of the 1941 MCRR station."

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 - The Customs House

"Before 1852 , King's home was at the site of the Customs House. When William King died in 1852, his home was moved to Vine Street where it became a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Students attempted to fill in blank maps of the city, list as many facts as they could recall, and pose thoughtful questions on topics that they were…"

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

"… in the fire of 1894 which destroyed all of that block of Centre Street east to Front Street. Former Town/City Hall, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"An image is on the Maine Memory Network of the Masons in a parade down a street in Bath. Masonic trunk, openPatten Free Library On the subject…"