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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"Henry Knox's Wastebook, ca. 1804The General Henry Knox Museum Daily, Knox kept rough entries of his various business dealings in wastebooks, ledgers…"

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

"… of the Knox family in 1855, his descendants had Knox and the other family members that were buried in the tomb moved to the town cemetery, which…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"Henry Knox: Land Dealings Samuel Waldo, ca. 1750Maine Historical Society Henry Knox was lured to Thomaston by the land in the Waldo Patent, a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… built a substantial cape style Greek Revival on Knox Street in which he and his family lived in 1842."

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

"The Knox and Lincoln Railroad came through Thomaston in 1871 and purchased land either by choice or eminent domain, the proposed railway running…"

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

"Among the new members was Henry Jackson Knox, now a man around 50 and thoroughly ashamed of the years wasted in dissipation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Society, and Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum Town from River, Thomaston, Maine 2002Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston, Maine is…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"In 1974 a large portion of Main and Knox Streets, along with several historic buildings, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… was located at the southeastern side of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Greenleaf Cilley

"Spruce Head. This book is about the Cilley family during the Civil War. It discusses the history of the Cilley family, including how Greenleaf Cilley…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… depression? I don’t think so because it cost our family lots of money, and other families I’m sure. How did you get your food? We grew lots of our…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"The following two clips discuss his family history, his experiences during the Great Depression, and his enrollment in the Navy."

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

"A Breach of Privilege Cilley family letters, 1820-1867. Spruce Head, Me: Seven Coin P, 2002. This book contains the personal letters of the members…"

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

"… designed and built his federal-style home for his family in 1827. The house is impressive in size and fine detail both inside and out."

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

"The Fales families on High Street above the Mill Creek/River joined him soon after. Capes on Elliot Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… but after a couple of years removed his family from Augusta to a house he purchased on Main Street."

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

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Rockland Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… Woodside, May 14, 1738, Microfilm of the Henry Knox Papers, vol. 40, item 31. 3. James Berry and Rachel Berry Deed to Proprietors (1716)…"

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

"Swan sought out laborers (preferably Protestant families) to cultivate the land and work his mills. Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"General Knox was married to Lucy Flucker, descendant of the Waldo family, and through her inherited a portion of the Waldo Patent."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… from Prospect to Buckport, just upriver of Fort Knox. Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Bangor and down US Route 1A to Surry."