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Historical Items

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Item 48250

Bishop George Burgess, Gardiner, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Lithograph

Item 26596

Burgess House, Thomaston, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 98584

William A. Burgess letter to his sister Harriet, Belfast, 1864

Contributed by: Belfast Historical Society Date: 1864-07-09 Location: Belfast Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 51929

Assessor's Record, 96 Fessenden Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Demus B Burgess Use: Garage

Item 61368

Assessor's Record, 91 Lincoln Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Homer R. Burgess Use: Shed

Item 37286

Assessor's Record, 106-108 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Burgess Fobes & Co. Use: Store Building

Online Exhibits

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Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front

Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.

Site Pages

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

"… of the 19th century, the two major shipyards of Burgess and O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts produced several Down Easters, a practical replacement…"

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

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

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… a spectacle at the time of her launching from the Burgess O’Brien yard. Enormous crowds gathered to witness the launch of the 275’ ship."