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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Finally, the granite was loaded onto barges to be shipped to New York and Boston. Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and…"

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Etching of Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine 1855

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

"Fifty builders and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St."

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Site of Vose's Wharf, Thomaston, Maine 2009

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

"… boat builders built coastal schooners and barges in Warren, north of Thomaston, for transport and trade."

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The Reine Marie Stewart

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… of their spars and rigging and turned into barges for hauling coal and lumber. The Reine Marie StewartThomaston Historical Society The…"

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"Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… a car to the island had to take it over on a barge. As a result, only the “well-heeled” islanders could afford to do more than walk, bicycle, or…"

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… woods and marched out across the battlefield and barged on a fort, the principal one at Williamsburg."