Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… that there was not a fair and that was during World War II. In 1932, the New Portland Lions Club took over running the fair."

Lincoln, Maine - High Street Bridge, Lincoln, ca. 1903

"Note the stone piers. This was built after the wooden bridge washed out by a Spring flood in 1902. The large white building on the right is the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… in Lincoln, Mattawamkeag and Passadumkeag during World War II. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… columns is an inscription that states, “Davenport Memorial In Memory of Charles Davenport.” This particular building designed by Charles Loring, is…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… a period of decline during the Depression, World War II revitalized the industry with factories on both the east and west coasts working at…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… vane depicting a destroyer at the start of World War II. The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… concrete and steel in constructing buildings and bridges diminished the importance of granite, affecting employment in the state's granite centers."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The Automobile, the Great Depression and World War II: 1930-1950 As automobile traffic steadily increased after WWI, Bath experienced a number of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… There is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world will little note what we say, but it can never forget what they did.” This is a quote from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"1950Patten Free Library In the time of World War II, Bath became a busy town. Shipbuilders needed clothes, gloves, boots and more, and they turned…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"With the final product complete, many students are excited to share their exhibits with the world."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… 1919 to the Liberty Theatre, to honor the end of World War I. After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The…"

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 - 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 - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial. In the Old City Hall there used to be a police station in the basement of the building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Another image on the Maine Memory Network is one of the A.D. Stetson & Son billboard that was painted onto the side of the Ledyard Block which told…"

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

"… and at one point had the largest fleet in the world under a family flag. He came into town and got the idea that he wanted to build the hotel."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"National Merit Award, a new brick and bronze war memorial was built on Water Street, the Abaris Club won a grant to assist the town in rebuilding its…"

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 - Columbian Block

"Columbian Block Text by Taylor Johnson, Michaela Lothrop, Paige Martin, Devon Vanmeter 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Project Resources From the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A…"

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

"Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House Text by Claire Keating and Billy Price 7th Grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten…"