Tuesday, July 30, 2013

City of Ships



Bath Maine is known as the City of Ships. It’s location is on the west side of a navigable, straight, 5-mile stretch of the Kennebec River, a site that has proven to be ideal for shipbuilding for more than 200 years. We visited the Maine Maritime Museum,  very interesting to see whether you’re a sailor or land lubber, made more so by the fact that one of our host’s family had much to do with the shipping industry.




Diorama of the early shipbuilding area


 Depicts the launching of the Wyoming

 Ollie and Susan each want to steer 


 
William S. Newell is Ollie's grandfather


 
The original build and launch site of the Wyoming


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