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Description
The four-masted schooner Joseph G. Ray, 1253 tons, was built by Washburn Brothers in 1901. J. B. Crocker was her master. Washburn Brothers' shipyard was at the foot of Knox Street, currently the Lyman Morse boatyard. Behind the vessel, a steam mill stands on the hill where once stood Montpelier, the estate of Major General Henry Knox.
About This Item
- Title: Schooner Joseph G. Ray, Thomaston, 1901
- Creation Date: 1901
- Subject Date: 1901
- Location: Thomaston, Knox County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 15.5 cm
- Local Code: PhotographsBoxShips 73.58
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Ships--Maine
- Schooners--Maine
- Shipyards--Maine--Thomaston
- Shipbuilding--Maine--Thomaston
- Merchant ships--Maine
- Joseph G. Ray (Ship)
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- 4-masted schooner
- Knox Street
- Lyman Morse
- Montpelier
- schooner
- steam mill
- Thomaston built ship
- Thomaston estate
- Thomaston shipbuilder
- Washburn Brothers
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Thomaston Historical SocietyPO Box 384, Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354 2295
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