Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… as early as 1792, and was known either as Knox’s wharf, or Vose’s wharf. According to Eaton, Knox erected a large store which was managed by…"

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

"Currently, this is the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Co. wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge."

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

"Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original…"

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

"… built in 1793-94 at the former site of Fort Wharf for Major General Henry Knox. Knox, commander of the American artillery in the Revolution…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… two-and-a-half-story federal-styled home and a wharf on the river at a section, referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels."

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

"… William King of Bath, who owned the Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property mortgaged to…"

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

"… Hill and its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street. Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge…"

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

"… business, near the water below the upper wharf” and his wastebook clearly demonstrates that Boston was his major market."

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

"… from Warren to the yard surrounding Knox’s Wharf in Thomaston, becoming one of the most prominent shipbuilders in Thomaston history."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"This sum included the wharf on the George's River and loading gondola for granite. Fifty builders and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer…"

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

"… to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating landmark, a visual reminder of Thomaston’s shipbuilding heritage."

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

"George (the area later known as Fort Wharf), the fort was located at the southeastern side of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman…"

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

"… lime kilns were operating near the old Fort Wharf, located at the base of Knox Street, near where the Knox mansion had stood."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… in Long Reach and built his yard and the first wharf in town at the foot of Federal Street, an area now covered by Bath Iron Works (BIW), north of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"It was not an event that shaped town history and probably not more than a half dozen people even knew about it, but the picture of those bears has…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot, and made trips…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"Transportation Challenge Granite Loading Wharf, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Granite pieces too large to be sent by rail were…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… he managed to sail his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British ships set sail toward…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf was located on Water Street. Wharfs were used for launching boats off of a ramp. The boats that were launched from the wharf would…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… built and a share in Wheeler’s mills and the Long Wharf, located at the end of Elm Street East which went out into the mouth of the Souadabscook…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot from making…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"The Hallowell Eastern Steamboat Wharf was located at the bulkhead, which is a dividing wall between compartments in a ship."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot from making…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… park, people walk down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor commemorating those whose lives were lost at…"