Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"Thomas W. Dunn, John Elliot and George Elliot built ships under the name of E. Walsh and Co., following which the firm of T. W. Dunn & Co."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… Boynton’s, Foster’s, Green’s, O’Brien’s, and Dunn and Elliot’s Wharf) on Wadsworth Street had become the main wharf for mooring vessels in town."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she…"

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

"… built in 1920 at a cost of $280,000 by Dunn and Elliot Company. She was the last of her class ever to slide down the ways."