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L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

""Fly Rod" CrosbyMaine State Museum If one family member died of consumption, usually more family members caught it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… dedicated in memory of the late Milton Raymond Bean, a Legionaire who had devoted many hours to see that the beach project was completed."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"They planted beans, corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… love of autonomy, as well as affinities for baked beans, apple pie, and annual town meetings inherited from long ago ancestors on England's eastern…"

Maine Maritime Museum

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"He mentions eating rice soup, bean soup, and bread and makes it clear that there was very little meat."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Although he left for 28 years, he returned to the family homestead and has become active in tracking down the many unidentified people and unknown…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The teacher usually boarded with a family in the area. Dyer School Building, cr. 1910Strong Historical Society Dist.# 1 - Dyar School was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"The name comes from the Latin word "granum," or "grain." The Grange movement has evolved to include non-farm rural families and communities."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"The Porter family owned and operated wood turning and matchstick mills, built iconic buildings in the downtown area and served the community in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… $10 a week, and they usually boarded with a local family. Today, MSAD 58 students from kindergarten to eighth grade attend the Strong Elementary…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… field days and occasional picnics for members' families. Here, at the home of Civil War veteran Isaiah Welch, the group attending poses for a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… moved West in search of a better life or to join family members who had also migrated. Isaiah WelchStrong Historical Society Isaiah Welch…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Four generations of the Starbird family manufactured wood products at this location for the next 90 years, shipping some all over New England."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"The Porter family has a prominent place in Strong’s history and played a central role in the town’s early development."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… land was traditionally believed to be a bushel of beans down and a bushel of corn yearly. One of the conditions of the sale was that Jane and her…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… area of more than 4,200 acres, which included 55 families, of East Strong was annexed to the town of New Vineyard."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… of Isaac and Susan Libby, left on-foot from her family farm northwest of the village, on her way to services at the Methodist Church."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"They grew crops of potatoes, rye, beans and pumpkins on burned over land. Bears and raccoons ate their corn so that was not a successful crop."

Bangor Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Ed. Willam Morrell Emery and Rachel Bean Perkins. Sanford, Me.: Harland H. Eastman, 1987. (A) Estelle M. Tatterson Collection."