Contributed by The General Henry Knox Museum
Description
This map, made for General Henry Knox, is dated 1786 and signed by Jonathan Stone. Knox acquired much of the Waldo Patent, originally the property of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, by marrying Waldo's granddaughter, Lucy Flucker. Her family were staunch Tories that fled the country during the American Revolution so she was the only one that could inherit.
A notation on the map notes that it contains "576,000 acres equal to 30 miles square." Place names on the map include Orphan Island, Brigadier Island, Fox Island, Broad Bay, Muscongus River, St. Georges River, Medomack, Meduncook, Canaan, Camden, Warren, Thomaston, Union and Belfast.
About This Item
- Title: Map of the Waldo Patent, 1786
- Creator: Jonathan Stone
- Creation Date: 1786
- Subject Date: 1786
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Locations:
- Knox County, ME
- Waldo County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 89 cm x 68 cm
- Local Code: G-3-02
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824
- Landgrants--Maine--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Landowners--Maine
- Waldo patent--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Waldo, Samuel, 1695-1759
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The General Henry Knox MuseumP.O. Box 326, Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-0180
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