Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of the City of Bath's offices. It housed the offices of the city clerk, the treasurer, the mayor, and…"

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

"The Old City Hall narrowly escaped destruction in the fire of 1894 which destroyed all of that block of Centre Street east to Front Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty Entertainment Venues - The Alameda and The Opera…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Sometimes Grange halls served as town library and offered adult education. Leeds Grange Hall stage, 1975Leeds Historical Society The Grange…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the site of the Columbian Hotel and the Columbian Hall, which burned in 1893. Since the original construction in 1894, the first story and probably…"

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

"He then lent his diving suit to A.S. Hall. Hall went back to New Meadows and talked the engineer, Mr."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the Carlton Bridge was built in 1927 and a City Hall, the Davenport Memorial, was added in 1929. The Automobile, the Great Depression and World War…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"These included the Music Hall, Uptown Theater, Columbia Hall, and our focus, the Bath Opera House, and its precursor, the Alameda."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"In 1926, the Masons moved from the Masonic Hall in the Ledyard Block to the new Masonic Temple at 788 Washington Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… room, a youth room, a lobby and a lecture hall. Mildred C. Wright donated $150,000 to the library for its construction."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Pages 47-90 Profiles of members, John Martin's Dancing School, reports of several dance events.   Pages 91-132 Acadian Hall, continued; profiles…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Roe & Colby, 1873. Birdseye View of the City of Bath, Sagadahoc County. Shober & Carqueville Litho. Co., 1878."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Presque Isle, Maine: Northeast Publishing, 2006. Hall, Oliver L. The Man from East Corinth. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1941."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It can be seen on the third floor of City Hall on Second Street. The painting shows 1940's potato harvesting stages, including digging, picking, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Presque Isle, Maine: Northeast Publishing, 2006. Hall, Oliver L. The Man from East Corinth. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1941."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… to many other architectural endeavors in the city of Bath and designed the Lincoln Block building."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… Lawrence was the only police officer in the City of Bath to ever be shot and killed on duty. According to the almanac in the September 5, 1883…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Students attempted to fill in blank maps of the city, list as many facts as they could recall, and pose thoughtful questions on topics that they were…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Below that the tablet says, “Erected by the City of Bath A.D. 1867," and Dedicated to, "THE MEMORY OF HER SONS, Who Died, That the Nation Might…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… retail businesses occupying the site according to city tax records. After Moses’ death in 1882, the building was owned by his heirs until 1887."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The earliest train ferries, the City of Rockland and the Hercules, could only carry passenger and freight cars."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… steps of the Customs House were often the site of city, state, or federal government events. For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Library At midnight on December 12, 1954, the City of Bath converted to dial telephones. It was the first major change since 1906."