Criterion Theatre / Le Théâtre Criterion

Historical marker location:

35 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, Maine

( Marker is on Cottage Street east of Rodick Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2013

Bar Harbor, Maine. The Museum in the Streets.

Maine was once a major shipbuilding center: In the 19th century, Maine was one of the world's leading shipbuilding centers, producing thousands of wooden ships that sailed around the world. Many of the old shipyards can still be seen along the coast today.