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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"Henry Knox: Land Dealings Samuel Waldo, ca. 1750Maine Historical Society Henry Knox was lured to Thomaston by the land in the Waldo Patent, a…"

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

"The General Henry Knox Museum Major General Henry Knox died on the 25th of October, 1806, after 56 years of life and 11 years in Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill The Old Church on the Hill, ThomastonThe General Henry Knox Museum According to Eaton, the Old Church…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… Historical Society, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and Thomaston Historical Society The Ranlett House, Thomaston, ca."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Montpelier, Thomaston, 1870 The General Henry Knox Museum By this time, the mansion was in ruins, lived in by squatters, and considered too great an…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"Among the new members was Henry Jackson Knox, now a man around 50 and thoroughly ashamed of the years wasted in dissipation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Society, and Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum Town from River, Thomaston, Maine 2002Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston, Maine is…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… in Thomaston, formerly owned by General Henry Knox. This property included Limestone Hill and its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… shipbuilding business at Fort Wharf on lower Knox Street. Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… of the northwest corner of land conveyed by Lucy Knox to John Paine, whereon Paine’s store, so called, now stands; Said state to build and support…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… by wagon back to the railroad depot on Knox Street for shipment to various sales outlets."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… was located at the southeastern side of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company."

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

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

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection."

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… Woodside, May 14, 1738, Microfilm of the Henry Knox Papers, vol. 40, item 31. 3. James Berry and Rachel Berry Deed to Proprietors (1716)…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Swan sought out laborers (preferably Protestant families) to cultivate the land and work his mills. Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"General Knox was married to Lucy Flucker, descendant of the Waldo family, and through her inherited a portion of the Waldo Patent."