Maine Memory Network

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

"… insurance, a canning factory, tin, steel and iron-worker, boot and shoe maker(2),carpenter, physician and surgeon, fruit grower, dealers in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Beedy, a successful bridge builder, designed a newfangled wire suspension bridge to withstand the Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"Martin wrote that a corporation in which Asa Davis was a stockholder built the bridge for $50,000. It was built in 1832."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Apparently, nothing more elaborate than a cast iron pot was at the heart of this fantastic device."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Congress ordered, from France, a cast iron stairway and pedestal, a copper dome, and the ultimate in illumination, a Fresnel lens."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… individual stoves for heating their soldering iron. The report said “they are ‘the can makers,’ so called, who solder in the bottoms” of the cans…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Carlton Bridge construction, Bath, 1927Patten Free Library The opening of the Carlton Bridge in 1927 and its dedication in 1928 marked the beginning…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of Federal Street, an area now covered by Bath Iron Works (BIW), north of Russell Street. In the early 1780s, the second wharf in town was built at…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… an eventful excursion to Belfast aboard an iron propellor steamer, and the Bangor Quartet Club. People and events mentioned include: Rufus A."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… shop, a store that sold metal goods, and an iron foundry that later became Bath Iron Works. Oliver Moses was renowned for his character."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The Carlton Bridge is now only used for trains, and the Sagadahoc Bridge now acts as the way to cross the Kennebec River by car, foot, or bicycle."

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

"… more recent years the building was used by Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy and for more than the last ten years by R.M. Tate Co."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… at that time for its fire-proof construction with iron beams inside the stone walls. The original building was completely made of granite."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the Patten Free library, was a director of Bath Iron Work's board, and was even the president of the First National Bank of Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly across from Broad Street."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The iron works produced iron parts and fittings for farmers as well as shipwrights and cast the first steam engine used in the Cotton Mill factory."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor bridges, churches, schools Bangor commercial buildings James Emerson Cottage Bucksport"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… of the North End as it was from the Rail Road Bridge to Nath Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen…"

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 - 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 - Project Overview

"Project Overview In June of 2008, the community partnership of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Dreamland and Liberty Text by Frazier Metcalf and Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"Project Partners Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room: Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society A reference room containing the resources for…"