Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Damaged by fire in 1894, the store lost over $6,000 of goods, and it cost thousands more to compensate for the structural losses due to water, smoke…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1892, Swett purchased the Webber Drugstore on Front Street. In 1894, Lewis B. Swett opened his second drugstore, as recorded in a newspaper…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"The Leonard and Mitchell Drugstore, at 194 Front Street, was also part of this block. This business, along with the Mikelsky Music store at 168 Front…"

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

"… in the block were Thompson Brothers and Hallet's Drugstore. They supplied great values for tourists and offices for other businesses."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In the heart of downtown, McFadden’s Drugstore ended its 55-year stay on Front Street. And, the A & P grocery store closed its doors in 1975 after…"

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

"At 2:00 AM a fire alarm was set off. The Bath Fire Company responded to the fire alarm and tried their hardest to extinguish the fire and save the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… in Parker Reed's History of Bath as the “Great Fire.” One store in Merchants' Row, being built of brick with a slate roof, helped slow down the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The fire damaged twenty-one properties before it finally died out. The damages to the city totaled more than $200,000 dollars for all of the…"

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

"… this new Town Hall was occupied, the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… completely out of brick, as protection against fires. The people of Bath were very proud of the station."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The building was unusual at that time for its fire-proof construction with iron beams inside the stone walls."

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

"… the street beside the Kimball Block (Kennison's Drugstore). This building that was built by Dennis was later taken down."

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

"Herbert W. Kennison owned and ran a drugstore in the North Village. He invented a wooden coat hanger that was very different than other hangers at…"