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Site Pages
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave
"Atticus: A Fugitive Slave In the spring of 1837, a carpenter named James Sagurs was hired by Captain Daniel Philbrook of Camden and Edward Kelleran…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral
"Henry Knox: The Funeral Thomaston Cavalry Banner This is the banner that the Thomaston Cavalry may have carried in Henry Knox's funeral…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s
"… Early Shipbuilders - 1780s Map of the Georges River, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society By the time Thomaston was…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777
"Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777 District of Maine map, 1795Maine Historical Society Local settlers cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat
"Tilson's Hat Civil War Union Cap worn by Perez TilsonThomaston Historical Society ➢ This is a recreation Henry Tilson’s possible conversation…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846
"Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846 As Crick Village became saturated with businesses, entrepreneurs moved west on the County Road to open spaces."
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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…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society
"Thomaston Historical Society X P.O. Box 384 Thomaston, ME 04861 (207) 354-2295 www.thomastonhistoricalsociety.com The Thomaston Historical…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002
"Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002 SE Corner, Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine 2005Thomaston Historical Society By the 21st century, the…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding
"Shipbuilding Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Text by Margaret McCrea."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823
"Prison is Established - 1823 Dr. Rose House, Thomaston, ca. 1960sThomaston Historical Society Dr."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School
"Georges Valley High School Georges Valley High School Image from www.msad50.org X Georges Valley High School 47 Valley Street, Thomaston, Maine…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding
"Beniah Harding Beniah Harding Interview, Clip One Three 10th grade students interviewed local resident Beniah C."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House
"The Fales Edgarton House Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870Thomaston Historical Society There are no remains of the early 1630 trading…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources
"… Henry Knox: Sources Sources Used for this Exhibit Henry Knox Wastebook, 1804 - 1805 From the Collections of Montpelier, the General Henry Knox…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith
"Architect William Keith The William Keith House, Thomaston, ca. 1960sThomaston Historical Society William R."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924
"Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924 In the summer and fall of 1849, due to severe changes of weather, the inmates suffered much sickness and mortality from…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House
"The Edward O'Brien House Edward O'Brien House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1845 George Robinson sold the…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture
"Architecture Text by Margaret McCrea. Images from Maine Historical Society, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and Thomaston Historical…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries
"Prison Industries Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Throughout the years, work industries programs for…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950
"The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950 The large ships had short life expectancies, being driven hard and fast by their masters."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s
"Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s Ship Frank F. Curling, Thomaston, 1878Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston’s waterfront has seen…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace
"Raymond Wallace Three 10th grade students interviewed resident Raymond Wallace, age 76, and his wife at their home in Thomaston."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier
"Montpelier Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Mansion, Route 131, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society In striking contrast to…"