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| | Maine Local Government - City of Bath - Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Bath, the only city in, and county seat of, Sagadahoc County, was incorporated as a town from a portion of Georgetown on February 17, 1781. On February 14, 1844, it set off land for the formation of the town of West Bath. |
 | | On June 14, 1847 it was incorporated as a city and later, in 1855, it annexed some land from West Bath to create its current boundaries. |
 | | The City is home to Bath Iron Works (BIW), a major builder of military ships with sophisticated electronic weaponry. Once locally owned, BIW is now a division of the General Dynamics Corporation. |
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