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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… Society In the 1850s Edward O’Brien moved his shipyard business from Warren to the yard surrounding Knox’s Wharf in Thomaston, becoming one of the…"

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

"At first, raw materials were plentiful. Once nearby forests were depleted, local shipyard owners purchased rights to great tracts of land for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Images from the Davistown Museum and the Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston has been associated with shipbuilding for over 200 years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861 Thomaston Bank, Stereo View, Thomaston, ca. 1865Thomaston Historical Society Due to a financial crisis in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Thomaston’s Captain Samuel Watts and business entrepreneur Edward O’Brien both ran successful shipyards."

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

"Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1940Thomaston Historical Society Charles A. Morse of Friendship, established Morse Boatbuilding Co."

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

"Shipyards created employment for every trade related to shipbuilding, and Thomaston’s population rapidly expanded as a direct result."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"My sister worked in a shipyard like my father. Also two of my father’s boats were in museums. One is in Massachusetts and one is in Penobscot Bay."

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

"… depleted, several individuals relocated their shipyards downriver to Thomaston, which became the more active of the two ports. <-Prev."

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

"During this period, Thomaston Down Easters, designed with fewer sails that required smaller crews and built with larger and deeper hulls, greatly…"

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

"… last quarter of the 19th century, the two major shipyards of Burgess and O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts produced several Down Easters, a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… 1903 only sixty days after its launch at Watts Shipyard in Thomaston. According to Peter Dow Bachelder in his book Ships and Maritime Disasters of…"