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Ox team, Upper Main Street, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… birch wood was the most suitable material for the product, as well as the production. For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in…"

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Share Certificate, Franklin Farmers Co-Operative Tel. Co., Strong, 1912

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

"They also help to support another 50 jobs in forest harvesting and distribution. Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town…"

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Main Street through "the village," Strong, ca. 1890

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"In the Maine Woods, Forest and Stream, The American Angler, Rod and Gun, and The American Sportsman magazines carried her articles about Maine…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… uploaded narratives and artifacts from the wood products industry, history of town schools, groups and organizations, and the story of the bridge."

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Dyar rural school building, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… very early school buildings was erected in the forest by the settlers in the Thomas Wright District. in the upper portion of East Strong."

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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of the raw materials that has provided the livelihood for her…"

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Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… the next year published her first book of poetry, Forest Buds from the Woods of Maine, under the pseudonym Florence Percy."

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Primary, grammar and high school building, Strong, ca. 1905

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

"… Food Industry Strong has a rich history of food production. Corn and apples were sent across the country."

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Historical Society First, unbroken, primeval forest, stretching back from the rugged shores of a beautiful bay."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"… the ginseng and all other productions not before enumerated, you obtained from the forest in 1839? Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

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Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Platt, David D. (editor), Penobscot The Forest, River and Bay. Island Institute, 1996. Surry's Centennial Souvenir, 1903. Varney, George J."

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Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… “Vacationland,” where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline. Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National…"

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Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca. 1880

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… mills, one of the first manufacturers utilizing forest products on a large scale was Guilford Lumber Company, makers of box shooks (the sides of…"

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Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

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Welcome to Strong sign, Strong, ca. 1950

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

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

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"