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Thomaston Cavalry Banner, ca. 1800

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

"On October 27th, 1806 Dunton charged the Knox estate for the making of a shroud, several yards of black crepe, several yards of black silk, black…"

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The Overlock House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"… became a public street when portions of the Knox estate were sold to private developers. James Overlock (1813-1906) came to Thomaston from…"

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Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Mansion, Route 131, Thomaston, Maine 2008

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"… Montpelier, the estate built for General Henry Knox by Boston housewright Ebenezer Dunton in 1795."

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John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861

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

"… the proposed railway running through the General Knox Estate. Although many residents tried to save Montpelier, in the end it was demolished to…"

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Montpelier Home of General Henry Knox, ca. 1800

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Schooner "Ella M. Willey," ca. 1900

Thomaston Historical Society

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

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

"… local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as a model for the Knox Mansion in Thomaston."