Keywords: Ruggles House
Item 21256
John Ruggles letter concerning U.S. Senate, 1834
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Gorham Media: Ink on paper
Item 26622
O'Brien and Ruggles Houses, Thomaston, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House
"The John Ruggles House John Ruggles House, East Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Senator John Ruggles designed…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents
"The Honorable John Ruggles, Thomaston, 1859Thomaston Historical Society John Ruggles, Esq., another prominent lawyer, after graduating from Brown…"
