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

Captain George Waymouth's Landing

Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

1. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Inscription.
Commemorating Captain George Waymouth's landing here - June 12, 1605.

Erected by the Thomaston Clergy and the Bicentennial Committee for 1977

"That we, the menne of England, have marked this spot for home and if they dare uproot itte God turn it to their loss! Beside Saynte George's River we left Sainte George's crosse."

Erected 1977 by Thomaston Clergy and the Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is June 12, 1605.

Location. 44° 4.336′ N, 69° 10.926′ W. Marker is in Thomaston, Maine, in Knox County. It is on Water Street south of Public Landing, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Burning Lime (here, next to this marker); The Town that Went to Sea / "La Ville Tournée vers la mer" (here, next to this marker); The Toll Bridge and the Busy Harbor in 1890 (here, next to this marker); Sails to Catch the Wind (here, next to this marker); Montpelier (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); One of the original buildings of the Knox Estate (about 700 feet away); An Overlock House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Wealthiest Man in Town (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomaston.

Also see . . . George Weymouth (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 31, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

2. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

3. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

4. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

5. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 15, 2024

6. Captain George Weymouth's Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 26, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.