Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… 1805, Knox notes the sale of 3,000 casks of lime and the purchase of almost 3,800 lime casks. Even one of Knox’s ships was named the Quicklime."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… Society In addition to shipbuilding, the lime quarry industry- now cement production - continues to be a source of employment in the town."

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

"Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge, Thomaston, ca. 1890Thomaston Historical Society King was politically active as early as 1795 as a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Industries of all types were on the rise – lime quarrying, brickmaking, shipbuilding, export and import shipping, carpentry and trading."

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

"Lime kilns were built below the bridge on both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area."

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

"… who continue to arrive for work in the boatyards, lime industry or to simply retire, just as many did so many years ago."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Lime kilns were built below the bridge on both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to transport lime, staves and cordwood, returning with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… Society Due to the thriving shipbuilding and lime quarrying businesses, the population in Thomaston swelled to 6227 by the 1840s, and a variety of…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The plaster was made of hydrated lime, sand, water, and horse hair. The slate was made of clay or volcanic ash."

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

"The lime industry soon became a staple of the economy, which continues to this day in the form of Dragon Cement."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… islands including Seven Hundred Acre, Job’s and Lime were incorporated into one Massachusetts town called Islesborough, Maine being part of…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… impacted to a lesser degree, since a market for lime remained. Sources: Condon, Richard H. “Living in two worlds: Rural Maine in 1930,” Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Plaster was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were…"