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Thomaston is the name of several places in the United States of America: Thomaston, Alabama; Thomaston, Connecticut, a New England town Thomaston (CDP), Connecticut, the main village in the town; Thomaston, Georgia; Thomaston, Indiana; Thomaston, Maine, a New England town Thomaston (CDP), Maine, census-designated place within the town ...
Thomaston is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 7,442 at the 2020 census. [4] The urban center of the town is the Thomaston census-designated place, with a population of 1,928 at the 2020 census. [5]
The town center of Thomaston is located at one of the heads of Muscongus Bay, directly adjacent to the mouth of the Saint George River on Maine's Mid Coast.This area was first explored by Europeans in the early 17th century, and was the site of trading post for Native Americans in 1630.
The Thomaston CDP is slightly east of the geographic center of the town of Thomaston, on the west side of the Naugatuck River and its valley. It extends to the south as far as Watertown Road, to the west beyond Hillside Cemetery and to Northfield Brook, to the north to a power line south of D. Welton Way, and to the east to Williams Street, Electric Avenue, and the Naugatuck River.
The name Thomaston has been used to describe the area since the middle part of the 19th Century. [3] William R. Grace, a prominent local who would eventually become the Mayor of New York City, acquired a large area of land around the Long Island Rail Road's Great Neck station; the land he acquired included all of present-day Great Neck Plaza.
Thomaston was founded in 1901, the same year that the B.S. & N.O. Railroad, now CSX Transportation, went through the town. [2] The historic district features examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architecture and is roughly bounded by Chestnut Street, Sixth Avenue, Seventh Avenue, Short Street, and the railroad.
Thomaston is a city in and the county seat of Upson County, [5] Georgia, United States. [6] The population was 9,816 at the 2020 census. [ 7 ] It is the principal city of and is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is included in the Atlanta - Sandy Springs (GA) - Gainesville (GA) - Alabama (partial) CSA.
Trinity Church is prominently located in the center of Thomaston, between the opera house and the public library on the north side of Main Street. It is a wood frame Stick style structure, with a complex roof line and a board-and-batten exterior that is a modern aluminum covering for the original, which lies underneath.