Maine Memory Network

Portland Public Library

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Ebb and Flow: Downtown from the Civil War to 1900 The end of the Civil War was a time of significant change in Bath and the nation."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Francis Fassett, a Bath native born in 1823, died in Portland in 1908. Fassett who was the architect for the Church Block, also designed the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… to fit the nineteenth- century style of the downtown area. The architect of the Columbian Block was John Calvin Stevens, who was the best architect…"

Maine Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Moses came to Bath from Portland in 1826 to pursue the tinsmith trade. He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly…"

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

"John Patten was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of…"

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

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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

"… and caused over $3 million in damages throughout downtown Bangor and up Center Street Hill as far as Broadway Park."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Change, though, was in the offing. View of Downtown Bangor from City Hall Tower, ca. 1870Bangor Public Library At this same time, Bangor saw…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Today, much of the downtown and many architectural gems exist because of this devastating fire. Russell Estes and Brothers Box Shop, Farmington…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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