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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Edward O'Brien House

"The Edward O'Brien House Edward O'Brien House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1845 George Robinson sold the…"

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

"Portrait of Edward O'Brien, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society In the 1850s Edward O’Brien moved his shipyard business from Warren…"

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

"The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt" The “Edward O’Brien” made quite a spectacle at the time of her launching from the…"

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

"The Carr O'Brien Block Prison Corner, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society In 1852 Edward O’Brien and Benjamin Carr, former prison…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"… Drunk Driving National Gallery of Art Bevinn O'Brien Old York Historical Society, York, Maine Old Sturbridge Village Peabody Essex Museum Pingree…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"1802 Oil on wood Courtesy of Bevinn O'Brien From the earliest decades of English settlement in Maine and the rest of New England, licensed tavern…"

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

"John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society At the outbreak of the Civil War, shipbuilding again declined."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society Both Mill Creek and the Georges River were ideally suited for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"1850 to 1870 John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society Due to its active shipbuilding and trading…"