Thank you, Mr. Beckett
for your help!
Photographs were taken by Mrs. Davenport.
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| Here is the third grade class walking down Knox St.. It was a hot fall day. Look at all of the leaves. Mrs. Grierson is with us to learn about Thomaston. Elizabeth looks very hot. | This is the oldest house on Knox St.. The house was built in the early 1800's. It used to be the gate house for Henry Knox's mansion called Montpelier. Knox St. used to be Henry Knox's driveway. There were eagles on the posts outside the house. One of the eagles can be seen at the replica of Montpelier. |
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| Mr. Beckett is telling us about the flag pole on Knox St.. It was made out of wood to look like a ship's mast. We are listening to his stories. | This house is on Knox St.. It belonged to Captain Samuel Watts. He was a millionaire. He gave Watt's Hall to Thomaston. He was a sea captain. He owned a very large ship. |
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| This building used to be a farm house next to the original Montpelier. It is on the end of Knox St.. It became a train depot. It was the first one in the United States. Now it is a museum. | This was the house of William Campbell. It is on Wadsworth St.. He was a tailor and sewed clothes for people. |
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| This is one of the old fire stations in Thomaston. The fire trucks were pulled by horses. A bell used to be at the top. | This is where the George's Hotel used to be. It burned down in 1911. There was once a big dance there. The firefighters were there. Then they had to leave to put out a fire at Edward O'Brien's office. (The present Prison Showroom) |
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| This was Edward O'Brien's house. He was one of the millionaires who lived in Thomaston during the 1800's. It is on Main St.. | This house has a widow's watch on top of it. Wives of sea captains would look down the St.George River looking for returning ships. |
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| This is one of the many hitching posts that used to line the streets of Thomaston. People would hitch their horses and buggies to them. | Here is a view of the St. George River. It was discovered by George Weymouth in 1607. |
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| Ahoy, maties! Keisha, Derek, and the class look at the St. George River. Imagine Captain Weymouth coming around the bend. | Mr. Beckett is telling us more about the arrival of George Weymouth. He had a ship called the "Archangel." He took some Native Americans back to England. One of them was named Squanto. |
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| Mr. Beckett told us that many ships were built in Thomaston. It used to be "the town that went to sea." Sometimes the bow of a ship being built at a boat yard would stretch out over Water St.. The old cars and buggies would just drive underneath. | Here we are at the Sail Loft on Water St.. People made sails here. The floors were curved because of the shape of the sails. The sails were made for the large ships in Thomaston. |
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| Here we are walking up Green St.. Mr. Beckett told us that his father drove a car down the street when he was only three years old! Yikes! It is a very steep hill. | This page was written by Mrs. Davenport's third
grade class. Photographs were taken by Mrs. Davenport. |