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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Deeds from Knox County Courthouse Roger Morse, Thomaston resident Margaret McCrea Photos/Illustrations"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Deeds from Knox County Courthouse Roger Morse, Thomaston resident Margaret McCrea Photos/Illustrations"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Deeds from Knox County Courthouse Roger Morse, Thomaston resident Margaret McCrea Photos/Illustrations"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… Historical Society With the arrival of General Knox at the beginning of the 19th century, the town was on an upward spiral of prosperity."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Deeds from Knox County Courthouse Roger Morse, Thomaston resident Margaret McCrea Photos/Illustrations"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"“Perez Henry Tilson? Perez Henry Tilson?” said the General. “Yes, Sir, I am here,” Henry said. “Ah, yes, we are leaving for battle at 1900.” “Okay…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"Jonathan P. Cilley Personal Sketch from P. Henry Tillson Post Journal, Thomaston, Maine 1895Thomaston Historical Society"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Old North Church

"… ca 1871Thomaston Historical Society Through General Knox’s involvement, a Town Meeting House was constructed in 1796 on High Street, and was the…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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

"… two ships were produced, one appropriately named “General McLellan,” after the popular major general, who reorganized the Union troops in 1861."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"Before the battle began, General McDowell called 5,000 men to guard the rear of the army. After Union guns were captured, the Union Army was forced…"

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

"… for $12,000, but a report submitted by Attorney General Erastus Foote in 1829 lists a cost for the original prison as $46,553.16."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… pits to guard against such a surprise as befell General Grant at Pittsburg last night, and this forenoon it has been raining right down."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… to local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as a model for the Knox Mansion in Thomaston."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"After the Revolutionary War, General Henry Knox, who served under George Washington as Secretary of the Department of War, began acquiring large…"