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Keywords: Captain Edward Robinson

Historical Items

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Item 26601

The Robinson House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27826

Creighton Limekilns, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 112087

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 4, 1627-1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1627–1866 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Libby, 1909 This watercolor shows the Thomas Robinson (1747-1806) estate with his rum distill house.Robinson built and operated Falmouth's first…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… 1639, settler John Josselyn wrote admiringly of Captain Thomas Wannerton, "who drank to me a pint of kill-devil Rhum at a draught." Aside from that…"

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… is a reminder that, probably thanks to local sea captains, some Maine ladies received lengths of the Chinese silks made for the Western market."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"… houses built for himself and others.” Captain Edward Robinson House, East Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… and in 1844 sold the property to Captain Edward Robinson, a successful captain and shipbuilder elected to Congress in 1836, later a presidential…"