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Place Name
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Bath
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Sagadahoc County
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Population
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9,799 (1990)
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Location
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Sagadahoc County, Maine (ME), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°56'N
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Longitude
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69°50'W
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Bath
, city (1990 pop. 9,799),  Sagadahoc co., SW Maine,
on the W bank of the Kennebec R., near its mouth on the Atlantic;
43°56'N 69°50'W. It is a port of entry with a good harbor. Once a
great shipbuilding center, it still has active shipyards and marine
mfg., but summer tourism is becoming increasingly important. Champlain
and others visited or passed near this site when exploring the Kennebec
R., and at nearby Popham Beach a short-lived colony was est. (1607) by
George Popham. Shipbuilding began early; many clipper ships were
constructed in the 19th cent., and the Bath Iron Works began to produce
steel warships and commercial vessels in the 1880s. The city
flourished, particularly during World Wars I and II, when a large
number of destroyers were built. Marine mus. and many old mansions.
Settled c.1670, inc. as a city 1847.
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