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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… Depression DISCOVER the life and times of Major General Henry Knox EXPERIENCE the dark history of the Maine State Prison IMAGINE the hey-day of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House

"… in the Revolution, built many of the houses for General Knox. One of the houses he built was for Henry Jackson Knox, the General’s son, in 1794."

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

"… Brick from Montpelier, Thomaston, 1794The General Henry Knox Museum The Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Industrial and Labor…"

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

"Montpelier Home of General Henry KnoxThe General Henry Knox Museum With the arrival of General Knox and his numerous industrious activities, several…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… company asked Gould to take over the business as General Manager. He initially declined as he did not feel he knew the electric business."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"There were multiple general stores, including the General Store and the Old Twin Brick Store Buildings."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"… engine 94, the last GP-38 purchased from General Motors Electro-motive Division (EMD), was delivered in September 1967."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… from Maine Historical Society, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and Thomaston Historical Society The Ranlett House, Thomaston, ca."

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

"… two ships were produced, one appropriately named “General McLellan,” after the popular major general, who reorganized the Union troops in 1861."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes. Foxes were fed fish and horse meat. When it was time for the foxes to be skinned, they were skinned in…"

Lubec Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… midcoast Maine that had been granted to Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, Lucy Knox’s maternal grandfather, before the American Revolution."

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

"The General Henry Knox Museum Major General Henry Knox died on the 25th of October, 1806, after 56 years of life and 11 years in Thomaston."

Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear

"… of outdoor and indoor activities pursued by the general populace increasingly required specific, activity related garments."

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

"… Historical Society With the arrival of General Knox at the beginning of the 19th century, the town was on an upward spiral of prosperity."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"American Merchant Ships General Publishing Co. Ltd, Printer 1987 Rockland Courier Gazette Newspaper clippings, documents, deeds, manuscripts and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"1871Thomaston Historical Society After General Knox’s death in 1806, merchants and traders, including Ballard Green, Eli Merrill, John Paine, and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"American Merchant Ships General Publishing Co. Ltd, Printer 1987 Rockland Courier Gazette Newspaper clippings, documents, deeds, manuscripts and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"Our building, the General Henry Knox Farmhouse, opens at 7:00 p.m. on meeting days for a social hour prior to the meeting."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"American Merchant Ships General Publishing Co. Ltd, Printer 1987 Rockland Courier Gazette Newspaper clippings, documents, deeds, manuscripts and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"American Merchant Ships General Publishing Co. Ltd, Printer 1987 Rockland Courier Gazette Newspaper clippings, documents, deeds, manuscripts and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… lived in Ellsworth, Hampden, and Bangor, and the general activities and people surrounding him, Martin provides small drawings that provide visual…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Thomaston Historical Society, and Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum Town from River, Thomaston, Maine 2002Thomaston Historical Society…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… The Old Church on the Hill, ThomastonThe General Henry Knox Museum According to Eaton, the Old Church on the Hill, as it came to be known…"