Bath Shipbuilding Era and Duncan Davenport Block Factory
The article recalls Bath Maines shipbuilding heyday with Duncan & Davenport manufacturing blocks in an 1849 factory at Spring and Washington, supplying 153 vessels in one year. It notes adjacent yards, notable vessels like the Sasanoa, and local mills at Trufants Point later replaced by M G Shaw & Sons mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Spring
Washington Streets
The
Sagadahock Light and Power Company
Spring Street
Washington Street
Pembroke House
George W. Duncan
Charles Davenport
Duncan
Electric Light Company
Duncan & Davenport
Maine
Sasanoa
Boothbay
Trufant
M. G. Shaw Lumber Company
David Trufant
King David
Seward Porter
Aaron Tyler
John Gordon
John Henry
S. Jewell
C. Wilson
Joseph Berry
George Robinson
Albert Hathorne
B. Frank Packard
John McDonald
M. G. Shaw & Sons
Sea King Arrives in Bath After 33 Years Away
The Sea King, built in Bowdoinham in 1877, returned to the Kennebec at Bath after 168 days from Tacoma. Crowds gathered as the bark, under Captain Gillespie, was towed in by the Pejepscot, docked at the Maine Central wharf, and drawn interest from former commanders and builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Washington
Bowdoinham
Kennebec
Sea King
Benjamin Adams
Bowdeinham
George Getchell
New York
Pacific Coast
Morse Brothers
Harbor
Gillespie
Seguin
Pejepscot
Portland
Bath
Old Fort Popham
Maine Central
Tig Pesepscot
Rockland
Bath Merchants’ Association
Maine Central Railroad
Bangor
Merchants’ Association
Shenandoah
Sewall
James F Murphy
Pacific
Prof Emmons Bitten by Police Dog During Handling
Prof Edwin L Emmons of this city, famed truant officer and dog constable who reduced the local dog population by over 400, was bitten on the hand this week by a police dog. The dog was sick and Emmons tried to rope it for shooting. it marked the first bite he ever received while preparing an execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
Emmons
Constable Emmons
Maritime Supply List for Galvanized and Brass Hardware
A reading of a historic shopping inventory lists motor boat supplies such as galvanizers lanterns brass pumps compasses fog bells and galvanized carriage bolts. It includes copper fur and wire nails galvenized pompe and boat nails with various fittings and cordage plus oak and pine timber for boat building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rous
Dune % Davenport
Webber
Prescription Drug Store
John M. Clair
Embalnming If
Conducted BY
Wr.c
Chadbourne
Front St
Pet
D, M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Otel
Cumberland
Broadway
Sith ST
Seth Street
Lord Street
Grand Central Depot
Boston
HARRY P@ STIMSON
Central Park
7Th Ave
38Th St
Ladies
Geo. L. Sanborn
Edgar T. Smith
Cyrus W Longley
Front
Maine Central Coal
Barge
Hatteras
Her
Edward J. Morey
South End
Adams
Getchell
George H. Theobald
Richmond
John Rideout
Hercules
Knox & Lincoln
Belfast
Prof
Emmons Bitten
Motor Boat Supplies
Johnson Bros
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