Victoria Mansion
The mansion is 20 room, 3 story villa erected 1858-60. It was a private home until 1940 when it was turned into a museum devoted to Queen Victoria. Currently, 10 rooms and the main hall are open to the public. The carri... from igougo.com
Doubling Point
The first English-speaking settlement in what became the United States was attempted near the mouth of the Kennebec River in 1607, over a decade before the arrival of the Mayflower. The first recorded visit of a Eu... lighthousefriends.com
Maine Maritime Museum
In its heyday in the 19th century, Percy and Small Shipyard launched 42 schooners, including the Wyoming, the largest wooden ship ever built in America. The shipyard is now the site of the family-oriented Maine Marit... visitnewengland.com
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Originally designed and built 1892 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. for mill workers to cross the river from new housing in Topsham to the Cabot Mill in Brunswick. The bridge has served generations of citizens of all ages between... hmdb.org
Kennebec River (Doubling Point) Range
The Doubling Point Range Lights (also known as the Kennebec River Range Lights) are located on Arrowsic Island at an important point in the Kennebec River. The lights are positioned at the end of a long, straight s... lighthousefriends.com
Bath Iron Works
Known locally as "BIW" or "The Yard," Bath Iron Works has been building ships on the same site since 1890. Over 420 vessels have been built there, including cargo vessels, fishing vessels, yachts, tugs, barges, and naval vessel... hmdb.org
Launch Day!
Launching featured tradtion, ritual, spectators, and celebration. But it also brought technical challenge and danger to workers and vessel alike. In preparation, a launching crew built a pair of sliding (or launching) ways bene... hmdb.org
Kennebec River
This major waterway, although in places still undeveloped, remains an important artery for water traffic. The river flows 164 miles from its source at Moosehead Lake to the Atlantic Ocean, 12 miles south of here at Popham. Kenn... hmdb.org
Site Of The Blacksmith Shop (1897, 1913)
The blacksmith shop was the first building constructed by Percy & Small after they purchased the old Blaisdell shipyard site from William Donnell in 1896. It was furnished with forges, bellows, and anvils for fabricating large ... hmdb.org
Founding Of The Maine Medical Association
This monument commemorates the founding of the Maine Medical Association on April 28, 1853. On that date, and near this site, at what was then the Tontine Hotel, 27 physicians met to organize the association which has existed c... hmdb.org
Shipyard Owner's Home
William T. Donnell married Henry P. Hitchcock's daughter Clara in 1860, and bought this house and shipyard from Clara's mother in 1869. The proximity of residence to workplace was unusual. From this house, W. T. Donnell overloo... hmdb.org
The Pitch Oven (1902)
Caulkers used huge quantities of pitch to pay (or seal) the vessels' deck seams. In the kettles set into this freestanding brick oven, they melted crystallized pine resin over scrap-wood fires, which they carried in buckets to ... hmdb.org
Site Of The North Ways (1901)
Two building slips, or ways, were important features of the shipyard. The North Ways were prepared as a second building slip, on land purchased in a 1901 expansion. They measured at least 350' long by 50' wide - the largest woo... hmdb.org
Site Of The South Ways (Ca. 1867)
A good shipbuilding site has a natural 4 to 12 slope down to deep water. Using this grade, building slips (ways) were constructed on cleared and graded areas. These were wooden foundations to accommodate the hull under construc... hmdb.org
Transformer House (1909)
The Percy & Small shipyard was electrified from its establishment in 1896. In 1909, the Sagadahoc Power & Light Company began delivering higher-voltage power to the shipyard on a separate industrial line. The transformer steppe... hmdb.org
The Fitting-out Pier (1906)
At the fitting-out pier new vessels received their equipment and finishing work. This pier had a ramp built into its southern side, to land the large timbers and spars that were floated down the river from the railroad yards. T... hmdb.org
Lincoln Canoe And Kayak
We are a comprehensive paddling shop for people who really want to explore the water. We are an expert's paddling shop and a beginner's paddling shop -- maintaining the specialty end of the sport. We hope beginners progre... visitmaine.com
The Mould Loft (1917)
Design is the first step in shipbuilding, and it took place in a mould loft. Skilled modelers shaped the schooner's hull in miniature by carving a half-model. They scaled the model's lines full-size on the loft floor, then tran... hmdb.org
Mill & Joiner Shop (1899)
This sturdy industrial building housed a sawmill for cutting and shaping ship timbers and planks, and a joiner shop for the finer woodworking that went into vessels' cabins, deckhouses, railings, and interiors. In 1909, the she... hmdb.org