In honor of the
Brave Men of
Camden
who gave their lives
in defence of their
country during the
Great Rebellion
1861 - 65
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m54674) WM
“All I could see from where I stood
Was three long mountains and a wood;
I turned and looked another way,
And saw three islands in a bay.
So with my eyes I traced the line
Of the horizon, thin and fine,
Straight . . . — — Map (db m35439) HM
In grateful recognition of the service rendered by the men and women of Camden in the World War 1914 — 1918 the Mount Battie Association has erected this tower for an enduring memorial — — Map (db m35419) WM
The men who volunteered their services
to the Cause of Liberty
in the War with Spain that a nation might
enjoy peace and prosperity
The Birthright of All Men
Honor Roll of Members Past and Present
Charles P. Freeman Ralph L. . . . — — Map (db m54676) WM
A native of Camden, on duty at the Pensacola Navy Yard, January 12, 1861, was ordered to haul down the American flag in token surrender. He indignantly refused. Honoring his sturdy loyalty the Town of Camden erects this boulder to his memory, and . . . — — Map (db m105319) HM
Dedicated in honor of those
men and women of the
Lower St. Georges and Cushing,
who defended this
plantation, town and country
here and abroad
[Dedicated] August 13, 1989 — — Map (db m54640) WM
In Memory of the Boys of Hope who served in World War I, and II, Korea and Vietnam giving supreme sacrifice
H. Vinal Hardy WW II
Eugene C. Dunbar WW II
John R. Goderre Vietnam — — Map (db m46435) HM
Land purchased from heirs of
Nathaniel Merryman
by the United States of America
November 22, 1824
Contractors - Jeremiah Berry
Robert Foster, Ballard Green
Beacon Installed - Winslow Lewis
1st Lightkeeper - Isaac Stearns
First . . . — — Map (db m52323) HM
How Did Owl's Head Get Its Name?
For centuries, people have wondered how Owl's Head received its name. According to Native American legend, the head of an owl can be identified in this rocky cliff that the Indians called . . . — — Map (db m52332) HM
To the men and women
of Owl's Head
who served their country
1776 - 1976
To honor the men buried
in the town who bore arms
in the Revolution
Samuel Bartlett ท Benjamin Cooper
Thomas Hix ท Job Ingraham
Job Perry 2d ท Joseph Perry . . . — — Map (db m52322) WM
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Welcome to Owls Head Light Station
“Owl's Head ushers at once upon a scene almost too beautiful to profane with speech when we are looking at it; impossible to find language to do it justice when memory would . . . — — Map (db m116036) HM
Dedicated to Rockland Patrolman
John D. Chapman
Law Enforcement Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
at this location on February 16, 1938 — — Map (db m55395) HM
To the memory of those men who claiming Rockland
by birth or by adoption as their home
served in the Army & Navy of the United States
War of 1861-1865
Here stood for many years the home of
Edwin Libby Post No. 16
Grand Army of the . . . — — Map (db m55394) WM
This historic Coast Guard Bell from Portland Head Light is being loaned to the City of Rockland (a Coast Guard City) for their outstanding support of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard — — Map (db m55370) HM
Construction of this 4,300-foot long breakwater began in April 1881. Eighteen years, $750,000 and over 732,277 tons of granite later, it was completed on November 24, 1899. The lighthouse dates from 1902 and was placed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m55361) HM
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General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m52340) HM
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General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m55360) HM
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General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m55393) HM
As blues has spread from Mississippi to the far corners of the country and the world, the state of Maine has assumed an active role in the presentation and promotion of the music to appreciative local audiences ever since Mississippi born blues . . . — — Map (db m77146) HM
Walter H. Piston, a noted American composer, author and music educator, was born in Rockland, Maine on January 20, 1894. His long and distinguished career earned him many awards and honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes in Music in 1948 and 1961. . . . — — Map (db m52321) HM
We, the citizens
of this community,
enshrine forever the glorious
memory of our boys and girls,
living and dead
who served their country
in World Wars I and II
Erected Nov. 11, 1948 — — Map (db m52320) WM
Andr้ was born on Robinsons Rock in Penobscot Bay on May 16, 1961. Abandoned at birth, he was found, befriended, raised and trained by Harry Goodridge of Rockport, Maine. Andr้ is honorary harbor master of Rockport Harbor and is a celebrity of more . . . — — Map (db m124338) HM
Standing here at the park named after Sis Reed, a native of the city and Rockland's unofficial flower lady, you are also on Jameson Point where Robert Jameson lived in a log cabin during the mid-1800's. A man with an unyielding disposition, he was . . . — — Map (db m259616) HM
During the 19th Century, Rockport was a major supplier of lime to East Coast markets. These kilns converted limestone rock supplied by 15 local quarries into lime used to make mortar & finish plaster. The burned lime was packed into wooden casks . . . — — Map (db m124348) HM
Revolution and a lookout was maintained on the summit of Pine Hill. 200 men were stationed in barracks located on the William Gregory farm one half mile back from the fort. A company of Penobscot Indians was part of the force. Men retreating from . . . — — Map (db m246230) HM
The Maine State Prison stood in Thomaston from 1824 until it was razed in 2002. The original building was a wood structure for the guards and warden; the cells were exposed to the elements and below ground level. Prisoners were literally . . . — — Map (db m259597) HM
A Case of Modern Technology
Before the famous fire of June 1915, the south side of Main Street housed a telegraph building to the west of Watts Hall. For some unknown reason, the telephone office was separate. Perhaps the telegraph office handled . . . — — Map (db m259499) HM
A Favorite Widow
Captain Edward Robinson owned the large house to the west of the Academy. The side porch was removed in the mid-1980s. He was a ship builder who began his career at sea at age ten. Master of a small vessel at . . . — — Map (db m259466) HM
A Remarkable Sea Story
The Greek revival cape, built by William Keith in 1830, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Several doctors have lived in the house and a few kept their offices on the ground level of the house.
A fire once . . . — — Map (db m259470) HM
A Town Landmark
Captain Samuel Watts built and donated Watts Hall to the people of Thomaston. In June of 1915, a terrible fire broke out in the livery stable behind the building causing the entire block to burn to the ground. Perhaps the greatest . . . — — Map (db m259501) HM
A Unique Pumper and Old Fire Houses
Following a disastrous fire that leveled the Watts Block in 1915, the Board of Selectmen and townspeople voted to purchase new modern equipment for the fire department. The apparatus was a gasoline powered . . . — — Map (db m259610) HM
An Overlock House
James Overlock was one of the most prolific builders of houses in Thomaston between 1840 and 1855. His homes had a very distinctive Italianate appearance. Many have well sheltered side entrances, a practical way of keeping heat . . . — — Map (db m259472) HM
Burning Lime
"Lime burning" is a misnomer. The process of "burning" (actually heating) limestone releases the water molecule from limestone. A major industry in Thomaston, limestone was quarried, broken into small pieces and heated by very hot . . . — — Map (db m259491) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m259476) HM
Days of Old
Open trolley cars were the best way to travel on warm summer days. The R,T&C line running from 1892 to 1931 started in Warren, went right down Main Street, into Rockland and ended in Camden. The tracks were laid on the dirt road. . . . — — Map (db m259420) HM
To honor Henry Knoxs military achievements, a permanent encampment site will be created with stockades and cannons for museum use for re-enactments and demonstrations. The site will be located behind Montpelier with the encampment and tent . . . — — Map (db m105564) HM
U.S. Senator John Ruggles' nickname was well deserved. He was instrumental in establishing the office and was holder of U.S. Pat. No. 1, a design for an innovative railroad wheel. His stately home, in the Federal Style, is one of the . . . — — Map (db m259423) HM
Originally built in Thomaston in 1824 to house maximum security prisoners, the Maine State Prison underwent many changes in its 178 year history.
The prison was initially constructed with underground cells. Prisoners were lowered each night . . . — — Map (db m175898) HM
In 1795, Major-General Henry Knox retired from public life and built a magnificent estate in Thomaston. His wife, Lucy Fluker Knox, named it Montpelier. A reconstruction of the original house, now a museum, can be seen at the . . . — — Map (db m105548) HM
Former bookseller, Henry Knox, became a respected military strategist, artillery expert, and friend of George Washington, serving with him in most campaigns during the Revolutionary War. He is best known for hauling 60 tons of cannon from Ft. . . . — — Map (db m259615) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m105568) HM
June 7, 1915
A wagon loaded with brooms made by prison inmates makes its way down Knox Street to the Thomaston Railroad Station for shipping. Behind the wagon is the rubble of Watts Hall, collapsed from the recent fire that brought down the . . . — — Map (db m259613) HM
Main Street
The view down Main Street was taken in 1871. Eventually, the elm trees grew until they formed a bower over the entire length of Main Street. Unfortunately, the trees had to be removed in the 1970s when they suffered from Dutch elm . . . — — Map (db m259462) HM
Destroyed by fire September 15, 1928
New prison dedicated September 11, 1924
Percival Proctor Baxter
Governor 1921 1924
Henry H. Hastings, Bethel Frank H. Hargraves, Buxton
Charles S. Highborn, Augusta
Prison Commissioners . . . — — Map (db m175799) HM
In the decades following 1923 many improvements and additions were made including a new Commissary, Segregation Unit, Chapel, Gymnasium, and Deputy Warden's Office.
In 1992 the Segregation Unit closed and a new "Super Max' facility opened in the . . . — — Map (db m259589) HM
The home of General Henry Knox first Secretary of War stood of the brow of this hill overlooking the bay from 1793 to 1871
The brick building now used for the Railroad Station is the original of one of the nine buildings that formed a semi . . . — — Map (db m259469) HM
Near the Old Prison
The Georges Hotel stood at the intersection of Main and Georges Street where there now is an empty lot. It burned to the ground leaving the three chimneys standing. On a very windy day several years after the . . . — — Map (db m54671) HM
One of the oldest houses in town, built in 1795, this outstanding building started its life as a tavern. The Federal portico was added when a section of the house was rebuilt after a fire. Various stories are told about this house but . . . — — Map (db m259460) HM
One Minister Two Achievements
Built in 1847, Thomaston Academy, pictured before the two wings were added, originally housed students in both elementary and advanced studies. The older "scholars" studied Greek, Latin, navigation, oil painting and . . . — — Map (db m259463) HM
Sails to Catch the Wind
Sail makers are in demand wherever sailing vessels are made. The Dunn & Elliot Sail Loft, in the exterior photograph, and the Washburn Brothers Sail Loft were two of the best. The sail makers at Dunn & Elliot stopped work . . . — — Map (db m259485) HM
The first record of shipbuilding in Thomaston dates back to 1787. The gently sloping banks of the St. George River provide access to the channel out to sea and create ideal conditions for ship-launching.
Early waterfront businesses were located . . . — — Map (db m259593) HM
Two-tiered terraces will flank either side of the main entrance to Montpelier, giving a greater presence to the mansion. The walkway up to the front door will also be extended, and serve (as) a guide to visitors toward the new overlook. The . . . — — Map (db m105567) HM
This flagpole was erected as a memorial to the Builders, the Captains and the Seamen of Thomaston Ships by those who take pride in their accomplishments — — Map (db m55529) HM
Construction of The First Parish Meeting House began in 1795, and was completed in 1797, with Henry Knoxs help. Members of the parish, the Knox family was involved in church activities at the meeting house, which was located next to the site . . . — — Map (db m105557) HM
Knoxs 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 . . . — — Map (db m105572) HM
The Ranlett-Gould House
The two matching formal rooms in the front of this house built in 1849 have wallpaper copied from a castle in England and made in Alsace-Lorraine. This wallpaper was also used in the Walsh house on Knox Street. Men came . . . — — Map (db m259421) HM
American Patriot Paul Revere is best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning colonists of the advancing British forces. Although generations of people know Revere as an American hero, others know him as a noted silver and . . . — — Map (db m105554) HM
Looking west is a bridge spanning the St. Georges River. The original was a toll road of wood with nothing to keep a horse or a person from falling over the side into the water. Some say that north of the bridge the first Indian trading post was . . . — — Map (db m259490) HM
Thomaston was the town where more ocean-going sailing vessels were built than any other place in the country. Thomaston ships sailed across oceans and brought back all manner of goods from ports around the world....the finest silks from . . . — — Map (db m260234) HM
To commemorate the voyage of
Captain George Waymouth
to the Coast of Maine
in 1605
His discovery and exploration of the
St. Georges River
and planting a Cross on the
northerly shore of this harbor
where the river "trended . . . — — Map (db m54665) HM
The Wealthiest Man in Town
Captain Samuel Watts was not only the wealthiest man in Thomaston, according to the United States Census report of 1840, he was also the wealthiest man in the United States. Three of the only seven millionaires in the . . . — — Map (db m259473) HM
1605
Capt. Geo. Waymouth explores and names the St. Georges River
1630
To trade with Indians native to area post built near Wadsworth St. Bridge
1692
St. Georges River is boundary between the French and English territories . . . — — Map (db m55475) HM
Welcome to Thomaston, Maine, the town that went to sea
Thomaston is known for its historic white houses. Both Main and Knox Streets are on the National Historic Register. Of the slightly more than 700 homes in town, approximately . . . — — Map (db m55531) HM
Thomaston's Business Block
The original center of town was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Route 131 South, known as the "Lower Corner". In the mid-nineteenth century, the town center moved west to its present location. The old . . . — — Map (db m259495) HM
Two Historic Churches and Good Neighbors
The Thomaston Baptist Church to the right was chartered in 1816. The Episcopal Church, St. John Baptist, has been its neighbor for its entire life. The two set the tone for the degree of cooperation . . . — — Map (db m259503) HM
Victorian Splendor
Thomaston has very few truly Victorian houses. Several older homes, however, were modified when Victorian architectural styles became popular. Windows were changed to the narrower variety and people built bay windows into their . . . — — Map (db m259471) HM
