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

"… Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property mortgaged to him by Lucy Knox prior to 1820, was…"

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

"One of its most desirable features was the presence of a limestone quarry, a perfect outlet for prison labor."

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

"From as early as 1734, limestone was quarried on Limestone Hill near the St. George River in what was later to become known as the Prison Quarry."

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

"Granite and limestone quarries employed locals in quarrying and Maine ships in the carrying trade. Flake Yard, Portland, 1854Maine Historical…"

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

"… to accumulate mineral properties containing limestone and clay, eventually establishing the New England Portland Cement Co."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"… or tract of land in Thomaston with a quarry of limestone thereon, beginning in the southerly line of the county road 100’ westerly of the northwest…"

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

"Henry Knox: Lime Works Limestone quarry, Thomaston, ca. 1880 One hundred years after Henry Knox's involvement, lime quarrying was still an…"

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

"… resuming the quarrying of lime and trading at Limestone Hill and the wharves at the river. Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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