The magnificent elms which merged to form a leafy arch across Thomaston’s broad Main Street were the result of a planting campaign at the time of the American Centennial in 1876.
These graceful trees would be swept away by the Dutch Elm disease a century later, leaving this grand thoroughfare of sea captains’ homes with a barren appearance.
But in the early 20th century, two dogs could leisurely cross this shaded dirt road, which was populated by trolley tracks, a horse and buggy, and wagons.
Note the unusual wagon at the left built to haul newly made lime casks to the lime kilns on Rockland, Rockport, or Thomaston harbors.