coast watch marine resources oceanography coastal zone management coastal ecology people amp places historic bath celebrates 300 years by ann green photos by scott taylor d uring the 1700s the fiery revivalist george whitefield placed a curse on the town of bath because he felt mistreated according to a town legend while shaking the dust of the town from his feet on leaving whitefield condemned bath quotforever to the life of a small villagequot says the bath town guidebook his curse may have been fulfilled but folks there dont seem to mind as north carolinas oldest tow rejejn.jpg from village says bath View Photo