Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"Kristen Sawyer: In Thomaston? What town did you live in? Woodrow Wilson: Thomaston. We had to walk there it’s about a mile and a half to school."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"Hampden Town House, 1849 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor drew and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Business District - 1857 to 1880

"By the 1880s, Thomaston was deemed to be one of the wealthiest towns in the nation due to the influence of shipbuilding."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"… educates about 300 students from the surrounding towns of Cushing, St. George, Port Clyde, Tenants Harbor, and Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"… architectural styles blend nicely throughout the town, reflecting the various customs, styles and tastes of their occupants over the years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… Savannah, Georgia, and was to be repaired in that town. While repairing the ship, James Sagurs often brought along his slave, Atticus."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"… 59 High Street, said to be one of the oldest in town. The house has been altered but its basic simplistic Cape Cod style is quite typical of the…"

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

"The letters talk of personal life, town happenings, and the Civil War. "Civil War Alphabetic List of American Battles." American Civil War History…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"Packard, Aubigne L. A Town That Went to Sea. Rockland: Courier-Gazette Inc., 1987. This is where we got background information about ships that were…"

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

"Shipbuilding made for prosperous times in the town. A ship built by Joshua and Charles Morton in Morton’s shipyard on Water Street was sold for an…"

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

"… had incorporated and included, until 1848, the towns of Rockland and South Thomaston. It is believed by many that the name of Thomaston was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… was added, in which prisoners were taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"When Cushing died in 1840, Overlock, after building a house for himself on Knox Street, set up his own house building business. Edward W."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"In 1847 the Thomaston Academy building was built to the east of the church. At this time the federal style of architecture was being replaced by the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"Our building, the General Henry Knox Farmhouse, opens at 7:00 p.m. on meeting days for a social hour prior to the meeting."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… is located in the historic Thomaston Academy Building at 60 Main Street in Thomaston, Maine. We have a vibrant and growing collection of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843. Not by chance did these towns arise in close proximity to the…"

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

"According to Eaton, Knox dabbled in ship building as early as 1796, and that several coasters were launched and kept running in his employ in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"This imposing four-storey brick building has served as a bank, commercial shops, sail loft, boot and shoe factory, clothing factory, and now houses…"

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

"… greatly increased the popularity of brick as a building material. According to local historian Cyrus Eaton, Knox “went largely into the brickmaking…"

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

"… When established shipyard owners were not building a vessel, the yards were often leased to individuals, who would build and launch their own…"

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

"… as 1787, and acted as Knox’s agent while he was building Montpelier, so the two men had a long standing work relationship."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… Society At one time a small one-storey building, used as Mr. Ruggles law office, stood just below to the east."

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

"… sailmaking business in the Carr O’Brien Block, a building built by O’Brien in 1852 at the corner of Wadsworth Street and County Road."