Maine Memory Network

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 - 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…"

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

"The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block Text by Kyle Bonti, Kelsey Brick, Michael Lawrence, and Morgan Vigue 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Ledyard Block Text by Nathanial Barter, Devyn Pushard, and Sheridan Valure 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Church Block Text by Colbie Holloway, Shelby Martel, Samantha Sprauge, and Caitlyn Ware 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

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

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Thomaston ships made regular runs between England and the south in the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… ago, Wabanakis spotted the first European sailing ships cruising along their seacoast. The Wabanaki or Dawnland People* had lived in Maine for…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially relied on ships to carry cotton to its looms and coal to its steam plant, but soon switched to rail."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Shipping the Christmas tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society The tree is loaded onto a truck."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… local projects – logging, lime burning, canals, ship building and brick making all over what was then Lincoln County."

South Portland Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies. Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies. Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston."

Belfast Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… in 1792 reported that in one day he saw five ships in Eden, one headed to London, another to Santo Domingo and three to Boston."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… were 13 shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1…"