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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… of the year in a large 3,200 sq ft, 5-bedroom, 3-bath, shingle-styled, two-story home designed by his uncle, Fred Savage, which is still located at…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Still others went to work in shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states. With a population of approximately 500, Surry contributed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Climena’s family came from Bath, Maine. Her father William Roberts, a carpenter, settled first in Seal Harbor, and later along the eastern shore of…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"In William A. Bakers book, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine, and the Kennebec River Region” he writes that in 1851, Captain Job Pierce, who was an…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… contains eight such images from Bangor, Bath, Harpswell, Skowhegan, and Vinalhaven. Man wearing Masonic regalia, ca."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Governor William King William King, Bath, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Born in Scarborough in 1768, William King received only a grammar…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… necessary at the moment.[20] William King, Bath, ca. 1806 William King became a prominent figure in 19th century Maine separation politics…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"Draper's claim northeast of Bath, 1795Maine Historical Society In 2020, Maine Historical Society (MHS) was awarded a nearly $350K National Endowment…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"X Temperance Levee Bath, February 1849 Courtesy of the Charles E. Burden Collection Some temperance groups presented entertainment as a way of…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"Dr. Joseph E. Turner of Bath was one of the first medical authorities to describe alcoholism as a disease."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"It was used in the Prohibition wine cellar of Bath's Harold M. Sewall. Keeping, drinking, and serving alcohol was by no means limited to one social…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… Branch, was the only water supply for drinking, bathing, and washing clothes. Because of the lack of very clean drinking water and proper food…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Lipfert. Lobstering and the Maine Coast . Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1985. Milliken, John, et al."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… produce the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to successfully make the transition from wooden…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"In neighboring towns like Bath, people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"This daguerreotype of Parker Cleaveland is similar to one in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection by Benjamin F. Upton of Bath."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"X Workingmen! And the Sheriff Question Bath, 1904 Collections of Maine Historical Society The Socialist take on the liquor question is neatly…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… house, Hilltop, a 3,700 square foot, 5-bedroom, 2-bath home located directly across from the Asticou Inn, which had been designed, built, and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"They made sweat baths or lodges, by heating stones in a cold lodge until very hot, and then cooling them to create steam."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Sometime in the winter of 1841 the cables came to Bath, Maine. That spring they were loaded on a schooner for Hallowell. Col."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Built in Bath, Maine in 1885 the Cumberland’s fate was a tragic one. The vessel continued its tri-weekly service to and from Boston until July 7…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Third, he could bathe in the rivers since it was moving water and the lakes provided fresh water. Another reason Aaron might have moved here was…"