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Item 27829

Schooner Edna Hoyt, Thomaston, ca. 1921

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1921 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27834

Schooner Henry J. Smith, Thomaston, 1890

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 27839

Schooner Lizzie Carr, Thomaston, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

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

"Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s Ship Frank F. Curling, Thomaston, 1878Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston’s waterfront has seen…"

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

"Rogers and weighing 110 tons; the brig Quantibacook (named for a lake in Searsmont, Maine), built in 1804 by Howland and Asa Rogers and weighing 140…"

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

"As lumber supplies there were depleted, several individuals relocated their shipyards downriver to Thomaston, which became the more active of the two…"