Thomaston in Knox County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Heirloom Vegetable and Fruit Garden, Barn and Orchard
Knox Museum
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017
1. Heirloom Vegetable and Fruit Garden, Barn and Orchard Marker
In keeping with its mission to honor the life and times of Henry Knox and the heritage of Montpelier, the Knox Museum is working to implement a landscape program for its campus, developed in collaboration with Richardson & Associates Landscape Architects, featuring designs and plants noted in Henry Knoxs records.
Here lies the future site of the heirloom vegetable and fruit garden designed to feature plants that would have been found in Henrys own garden. His financial papers note receipts for vegetable seeds such as pumpkins, beans, spinach and broccoli, among many others.
"The kitchen garden I would have east of the house and about 100 yards from the house collect a great number of roots of the wild strawberries and plant them in the garden, and also the raspberry."
Knox to Thomas Vose, 12 April 1794
A barn will be located behind the vegetable garden and orchard to house a multi-purpose community space for events, classes and gatherings, and to provide storage.
Around the vegetable garden, an orchard will be developed, again based upon Knoxs detailed records, to plant specific varieties of apple, pear,
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"I have ordered a considerable number of fruit trees to be sent to you in order to be planted out this fall in the place designed for the garden I am desirous that the spot should be pitched upon for the garden, upon the slope of the hill toward Mill river
Knox to Thomas Vose, 20 October 1793
Erected by The Museum in the Streetsฎ. (Marker Number 11.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 44° 4.914′ N, 69° 10.103′ W. Marker is in Thomaston, Maine, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of High Street (Maine Route 131) and Main Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south on High Street. Marker is located next to the Knox Mansion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 High Street, Thomaston ME 04861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Midcoast Maine and on Penobscot Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017
2. Heirloom Vegetable and Fruit Garden, Barn and Orchard Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Oval Garden and Willow Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); Terraces, Overlook and All้es (within shouting distance of this marker); General Henry Knox's Estate / La Propri้t้ du General Henry Knox (within shouting distance of this marker); The Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Revere Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Encampment Site (about 400 feet away); Father of the United States Patent Office / Le "Pere du Bureau des Brevets Americains" (approx. ผ mile away); Main Street in 1871 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomaston.
More about this marker. A plan for the Knox estate showing the Cole House, barn and the proposed gardens and orchards appears on the marker.
Also see . . . Knox Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017
3. Marker at the Knox Estate
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
