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West Bath (see map at Sagadahoc County and Its Towns) is situated southwest of the city of Bath; having Phippsburg east of its southern half, Brunswick (in Cumberland County) on the west, and Harpswell on the south. It is separated from Brunswick by a long arm of the sea called New Meadows River, while Winnegance Creek, and a shorter one on the south leave, as the only connection, a neck about 200 rods wide, known as the Winnegance Carrying Place - formerly much used by the Kennebec Indians in their trips westward. On the southwestern part of the town, a bay penetrates nearly to the center, into the middle of which projects fromthe north a long promontory called Rich's Mountain. There are said to be Indian inscriptions on the rocks on the west side of this mountain.
The business center of the town is at the mills on a tide-power on the eastern side of this bay. At one time the tide powers of the town were estimated as capable (if improved) of driving 60 up-and-down saws the year round. The town was formerly part of Bath, but was set off and incorporated in 1844 and has its own post office.
Fosters Road
Hours: Please call when planning a trip
RR1 Box 420
West Bath, ME 04530
(207) 443-4342
I'm looking for someone who is keenly interested in the history and genealogy of the Town of West Bath to assume responsibility of this Sagadahoc County, Maine GenWeb page. Previous knowledge and skill in building and maintaining web pages is not a requirement; however, a basic knowledge of HTML coding and uploading via FTP (or other software) to a server would be very helpful. Primarily, all it takes is a passion for the area of interest and genealogy in general to maintain the pages and extend a helping hand and direction to all those visitors seeking information. There is a friendly and helpful community of GenWeb hosts who are always willing to offer direction, advice, and assistance. Will you take on your ancestor's town and make it something more?
Please send me an e-mail at [email protected] if you would like more details on this opportunity. The US/Maine/Sagadahoc GenWeb projects have grown only because many individuals volunteer to do a little bit to contribute to the whole. We'd love to have you join us.
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