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Description

This property, on the East side of Sandy River, was settled by the Hunter family prior to 1800 and remained in that family for nearly 120 years.

Bartlett Hammond (1869-1942) of Stratton purchased the farm in 1912 and relocated here with his wife Elizabeth M. Dill (1874-1960), and their three children, Vance, Vivian and Thelma. A year later they were blessed with the birth of Maxine.

Here the family worked the land and raised prize-winning Red Comb White Leghorn hens, a tradition carried on by Vance throughout his life.

Bartlett sold the farm a year before he died.

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About This Item

• Title: The Hunter/Hammond Homestead, South Strong, ca. 1912
• Creator: Charles Burton Richardson
• Creation Date: circa 1912
• Subject Date: circa 1912
• Location: South Strong, Strong, Franklin County, ME
• Media: Glass Negative
• Local Code: ED.01.140.118
• Collection: C. B. Richardson Collection
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Farms--Maine--Strong
• Dwellings--Maine--Strong
• Houses--Maine--Strong

People

• Hammond, Bartlett E.
• Hammond, Elizabeth M. Dill
• Hammond, Maxine E.
• Hammond, Thelma May
• Hammond, Vance Elbridge
• Hammond, Vivian Lucille
• Hunter, David

Other Keywords

• architecture
• farm
• homestead

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For more information about this item, contact:

Strong Historical Society
PO Box 133, Strong, ME 04983
(207) 684-3613
Website

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