Thomaston in Knox County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

The Oval Garden and Willow Pond

Knox Museum

— Thomaston, Maine —

The Oval Garden and Willow Pond Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017

1. The Oval Garden and Willow Pond Marker

Inscription.
Knox’s letters and financial papers specifically note the presence of an oval-shaped garden, a key feature to the landscape plan. The garden will contain plants such as rosebushes, lilacs and bleeding hearts, and will have brick walkways, an arbor, boxwood beds and provide a beautiful public space for visitors to enjoy.

"The General has a garden fence ovally. Indeed, circles and semi-circles in his fences, etc. seem to be all the mode here.”
- Journal of the Reverend Paul Coffin, 15 August 1796

A focal point of the hiking and biking trails that wind through the property, the Willow Pond will be located behind the Oval garden. Willow trees will outline the pond just as they did at the original Montpelier, providing a quiet place for reflection.

… part of it should be planted a pretty thicket of willows – under them and on the bank and edges of the pond your wood ducks would do well, if any could be got for you."
- Joseph Pierce to Knox,
28 December 1794

Erected by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 44° 4.903′ N,

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69° 10.09′ 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 behind 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 on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Henry Knox's Estate / La Propriété du General Henry Knox (a few steps from this marker); Heirloom Vegetable and Fruit Garden, Barn and Orchard (within shouting distance of this marker); Terraces, Overlook and Allées (within shouting distance of this marker); The Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Revere Bell (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017

2. The Oval Garden and Willow Pond Marker

marker); Encampment Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Father of the United States Patent Office / Le "Pere du Bureau des Brevets Americains" (approx. ¼ 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 proposed oval gardens and willow pond appears on the marker.

Also see . . . Henry Knox Museum. (Submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker at the Knox Estate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2017

3. Marker at the Knox Estate

Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.