Keywords: River Front
Item 29011
Downtown Fire of 1894, Front Street, Bath
Contributed by: Jacqueline Sylvester through Patten Free Library Date: 1894 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 31202
Steamer Della Collins, Front Street, Hallowell, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street
"94 Front Street By Kyle Hietala The Building Front Street, in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the…"
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"The confluence of the Kenduskeag River with that of the Penobscot River beckoned development. Yet, it would be more than a hundred and fifty years…"
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
Story
Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune
Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.