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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"The Watts Block Watts Block, Thomaston, 1890Thomaston Historical Society Captain Samuel Watts purchased the deteriorated building that once…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"… confusion which for so long acted as a block to European expansion would be a false sense of continuity and precedent which would be used to erase…"

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

"… Captain Watts constructed and presented the Watts Block, a brick building on the southwest corner of Knox and Main Streets, to the town for use by…"

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

"The Honorable Edward O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts were two of the most successful shipyard owners, both of whom were among seven of the nation’s…"

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

"… Boom, early 19th century Ship Samuel Watts, Rounding the Beacon, Thomaston, Maine 1970Thomaston Historical Society With the arrival of…"

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

"… Lemuel Strout, Burgess and O’Brien, Samuel Watts, Gilchrest, Stetson & Gerry, James Creighton, Amos Walker, Chapman & Flint, and Washburn."

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

"Shipbuilders O’Brien and Watts continued to build Down Easters and schooners in great numbers, employing large numbers of workers and tradesmen."

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