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Excerpt from Henry Knox's wastebook about the launching of the Quick Lime

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"Henry Knox: Shipping Shipping the goods that he was producing was an important part of Knox’s business dealings."

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Sources Sources Used for this Exhibit Eaton, Cyrus History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Hallowell, ME: Masters, Smith & Co…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"Civil War Text by Mrs. Tribou's freshmen history class, GVHS Images from the Thomaston Historical Society Mrs."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Paine House

"The Paine House John Paine House, Thomaston, ca. 1950Thomaston Historical Society Shortly after his arrival in 1805, John Paine built a…"

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Jonathan P. Cilley Personal Sketch from P. Henry Tillson Post Journal, Thomaston, Maine 1895

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"JP Cilley Ledger From Post A Brief Timeline of Jonathan Prince Cilley’s Life and Service Record § Born on December 29, 1835."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"U.S. Flagship Hartford A recreation of a possible piece of correspondence of a shipman: Gunboat Kennebec Off Thomaston Maine April 23,1862 Dear…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Sources Sources Used for this Exhibit Eaton, Cyrus History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Hallowell, ME: Masters, Smith & Co…"

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Captain's Cabin, "Washington B. Thomas," Thomaston, ca. 1903

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt" The “Edward O’Brien” made quite a spectacle at the time of her launching from the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"1940 to Present Day Museum in the Streets, Thomaston, Maine 2003Thomaston Historical Society During the 1940s through the 1970s, the world…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"Old North Church Old North Church, Thomaston, ca 1871Thomaston Historical Society Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"About Us Text by Brian Sylvester The Thomaston team began meeting to discuss the Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP) in March of 2008."

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Nils and Karna Persson, New Sweden, ca. 1890

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… - 14 cows/calves - 100/40 sheep - 33 pigs - 125 domestic fowl - uncounted 1880 horses - 164 oxen - 92 milk cows - 283 cattle, other - 282 sheep -…"

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City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"… Address from 1879, it is reported that The domestic affairs have been managed with neatness and economy, and the inmates have been kindly cared…"

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Tea gown wrapper dress with velvet trimming, ca. 1895

Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses

"… that obviously saw long years of wear for domestic duties, during pregnancies, and unlikely seen beyond the home, hearth and immediate family."

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Elizabeh McNeil Butts wool cloak, Lewiston, ca. 1903

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"1903Maine Historical Society The domestic industry’s now prolific silk fabric production made all kinds of different silk garments and trimmings…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… a source of food for themselves as well as their domestic animals. They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh for…"

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Benjamin Shepard Judkins' felted wool cape, Palmyra, ca. 1835

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… invaluable contribution to our understanding of domestic, social and many other aspects of Maine’s past and ongoing story, as seen in 21st century…"