Maine Maritime Museum
Founded in 1962, Maine Maritime Museum collects, preserves and interprets materials relating to the maritime history of Maine. Located on the banks of the Kennebec River in Bath, the Museum is a major regional cultural re... museumland.net
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Italianate house (1874), local historical artifacts, photographs, papers. Both a museum and research facility dedicated to the Boothbay area. citysearch.com
Kennebec Inn
Innkeepers Ken & Rachel Parlin invite you to experience luxury and warm hospitality in our Bed and Breakfast located in Historic Bath, Maine. The Kennebec Inn invites you to enjoy all the comforts and atmosphere of o... bedandbreakfast.com
Burnt Island Light Station
The Secretary of the Navy extolled the merits of the protected waters at Boothbay Harbor in the following language: “This is well known as one of the most important harbors upon the whole coast. It is easy of in... lighthousefriends.com
Fort Baldwin State Historic Site
Built between 1905 and 1912 and named for Jeduthan Baldwin, an engineer for the Colonial army during the Revolutionary War, Fort Baldwin originally consisted of three batteries (Cogan, Hardman, and Hawley). Battery Cogan had t... maine.gov
Fort Popham State Historic Site
Fort Popham is a semi-circular granite fort that was never completed, though construction began in 1862 for use during the Civil War. Modifications were made and the fort was used again in the Spanish American War and in World... maine.gov
Squirrel Point
Arrowsic Island, on the Kennebec River, was home to one of the first and largest colonial settlements in present-day Maine. By 1670 there were at least fifty families living in the area. One notable incident of rec... lighthousefriends.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
Popham Beach State Park
A DYNAMIC AND CHANGING LANDSCAPE - Sand movement and beach dynamics have had a dramatic effect on Popham Beach, causing extreme shoreline change and dune erosion. Please refer to the BEACH ADVISORY CALENDAR to plan your next v... maine.gov
Boothbay Railway Village
The Boothbay Railway Village offers the unique environment of a rural New England village, beautiful gardens, and a village green surrounded by over 28 historic structures. The large collection of exhibits includes all as... visitmaine.com
Reid State Park
Reid State Park bears the distinct honor as being Maine's first State-owned Saltwater Beach. In 1946, prosperous businessman and Georgetown resident Walter E. Reid donated land to the State of Maine to be preserved forever, an... maine.gov
Woolwich Historical Society & Museum
Rural farmhouse museum ... quilts and costumes, historic tools and industry and recreation. Woolwich related geneaologies. open July and August - Tue-Sat 10:30-2:30 or by appointment any time of the year visitmaine.com
Phippsburg Historical Museum
This museum is housed in a former one-room school house, circa 1859. Exhibits portray life in Phippsburg from Native American settlement through World War II. visitmaine.com
Bath Civil War Memorial
Honor the Brave Erected by the City of Bath A.D. 1867 and dedicated to the memory of the sons who died that the nation might live [Weathered quote] [Roll of Honored Dead] hmdb.org
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
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