Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca. 1908Patten Free Library Before the current railroad station, in 1871, MCRR built a station at almost the same…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Railroad into the Village The railroad reached Farmington by the end of 1859, but the depot was on the West side of the river."

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

"Soon they tied a rope to it and had the citizens of Bath help them pull it down, blocking the whole street off."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… and Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… of MSAD’s 21 and 43 have traditionally close ties, and that part of the merger made a natural fit."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… begun to take shape as the Portland and Kennebec Railroad reached Bath in 1849, intersecting the downtown at Centre and Washington Streets and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Moses was also the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad soon followed. About this same time, the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… relating to someone named John Barry, who had ties to Mexico, Maine. After a few years of looking for John's family they gave the suitcase to the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… home of Ben Royal, was a Way Station that had a tie up for horses and lodging for travelers. In 1798 a road to the Swift River along the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"They had a hook on each end so that they could be tied together in sequence, making a complete circular bed."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… underneath; the boys looked polished in their new ties, pants, and shiny shoes. Easter Sunrise Services began at 6:00 a.m."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The railroad was used for both passenger and freight trains. Before it was built the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields."

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 - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Old Town Hall and Grant Building Text by Jocelyn Bernier, Savannah Rice, Shawn Russell, and Cody Seekins 7th grade students at Bath Middle School…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

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…"