Recently named one of America's best small cities, it is tucked in along the growing majesty of the Kennebec River and has a history that reaches back 400 years. Home of the world renowned shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, shipyards once dotted the river's shoreline and vessels built in Bath graced the seas of the world. An architecturally classical American city, the 19th century motif provides a charm, grace, and grandeur lost in many American cities today. Tree-lined downtown Bath is at once quaint and slow-paced, and a wonderful place to call home.