Thomaston, Maine

The first installation in the USA, in 2003, Thomaston's Museum in the Streets was designed to attention to the extraordinary history of this early shipping town. The “town that looked out to sea” began as an Indian settlement, and as it grew and changed, became rich with sea-faring lore. The Museum has encouraged people, who usually speed by on Route 1, to stop and discover the historical back streets and beautiful homes built when the town was a thriving port and a center for ship-building.

 

Website - http://town.thomaston.me.us

Historical Society - www.thomastonhistoricalsociety.com

 

The Museum in the Streets details:

  • installed in 2003
  • 30 panels
  • second language, French

 

Download a map of the Thomaston tour HERE

 

Read articles about the Thomaston installation:

Downeast Magazine 2003

The Free Press 2002

Wolf Moon Journal 2002

The Courier Gazette 2002

See PICTURES of the Thomaston installation