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Thomaston, formerly known as Fort St. Georges, Fort Wharf, and Lincoln, is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,739 at the 2020 census. [2] Noted for its antique architecture, Thomaston is an old port popular with tourists. The town was named after Major General John Thomas.
The Thomaston Historic District encompasses much of the historic town center of Thomaston, Maine. With a settlement history dating to the 17th century, the town is now a showcase of 19th-century architectural styles up to the 1870s.
Thomaston was Incorporated in 1777 in midcoast Maine and boasts a population of approximately 2,767. It overlooks the head of the the St. George River; a conduit to the Atlantic Ocean. Thomaston is known as “The Town that Went to Sea” and literally houses a Museum in the Streets.
SEE historic artifacts from the Civil War. LISTEN to the memories of the Great Depression. DISCOVER the life and times of Major General Henry Knox. EXPERIENCE the dark history of the Maine State Prison. IMAGINE the hey-day of Thomaston's lucrative Shipbuilding era.
Thomaston is rich in heritage from three centuries. Its houses especially are tangible reminders of what was once a smoky village of lime kilns, then a busy port town. Today it is a quiet, unhurried town, with the exception of the two mile long main street included in the boundaries of the District.
Incorporated in 1777, Historic Thomaston in midcoast Maine has a history that harks back to 1630 when a trading post was built for exchange with the local Native Americans. It was nearly another century before Fort George was built in 1719 at the base of present‐day Knox Street.
The Thomaston Historical Society of Thomaston, Maine operates a New England museum dedicated to Maine's ship building, civil war and revolutionary war history.
